Nematode Diversity in a Tropical Rainforest
Specimens from La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica
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 Light microscopy
Photographs of specimens
Tentative specimen ID arranged by
Trophic group 
Plant Parasites and 
Fungal Feeders 
Bacterial Feeders 
Predators
Omnivores and 
Fungal Feeders
Discocrionemella limitanea*
Discolaimium sp.
Meloidogyne sp.
Sakia sp.
Xiphinema sp.*
Xiphinema brasiliense
Xiphinema brevicolle
Xiphinema costaricense*
Anaplectus 
Geomonhystera australis
Heterocephalobus sp.
Actinca sp.
Aporcelaimellus sp.
Coomansinema brevicauda
Dominicactinolaimus dominicus
Iotonchus sp.
Nygolaimellus sp.
Talanema sp.
Eudorylaimus sp.
Eudorylaimus truncatus
Laimydorus parafecundus 
Leptonchus sp. 
Oxydirus sp.
Thornenema sp.
*- includes both Light microscope, and Scanning microscope images
2005 Survey Results
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