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Alaninema ngata

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Alaninema ngata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Alaninematidae
Genus: Alaninema
Species:
A. ngata
Binomial name
Alaninema ngata
Ivanova et al., 2013

Alaninema ngata is a species of nematode.

Distribution

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The species is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread.[1]

Biology

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The species is an intestinal parasite in terrestrial slugs of the family Athoracophoridae.

References

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  1. ^ Ivanova, E.S. et al. 2013: Description and systematic affinity of Alaninema ngata n. sp. (Alaninematidae: Panagrolaimorpha) parasitising leaf-veined slugs (Athoracophoridae: Pulmonata) in New Zealand. Nematology, 15(7): 859-870. doi:10.1163/15685411-00002724