Nematoda
9.9
A large group of simple round worms that live in soil, water, or inside other living things
- noun
- /nəˈmætəˌdə/
- Specialized
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Nematoda
- Some members of Nematoda are known to be parasites that affect plants and animals.
Examples
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For Nematoda, where genomes are generally small, a pipeline with a de novo reference assembly and mapping by bulk-segregant analysis is very efficient.
Academic text (2017) -
The phylum Nematoda includes many species that can be found in freshwater environments.
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Scientists study the Nematoda to understand their role in soil health and ecosystem balance.
Synonyms
8.1
A large group of long, thin worms without body sections found almost everywhere
is the shorter name without the taxonomic label
Compounds
phylum Nematoda
- Specialized
8.1
A large group of long, thin worms without body sections found almost everywhere
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nematoda comes from the Greek root nema meaning 'thread' and the ending -oda meaning 'like' or 'shape', so it means 'thread-like'. That's why Nematoda is the name for round, thin worms that look like little threads in soil or water.
