Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Date of this Version
1-1979
Abstract
A system of cuticular nomenclature based on the strata observed in Enoplia is proposed. Nematode cuticle is divided into four fundamental strata: epicuticle, exocuticle, mesocuticle, and endocuticle. Application of this system allows the correlation of complementary strata throughout Nemata. The major taxonomic categories within Nemata are differentiated on the basis of their cuticular strata as compared with the Enoplia model cuticle.
Comments
Published in the Journal of Nematology (January 1979) 11(1): 94-98. Copyright 1979, the Society of Nematologists. Used by permission.