Meanings
plural allantonematids
- biologyAny nematode of the family Allantonematidae.
The thrips are the first or most primitive order to harbor allantonematid nematodes, which are more common in the higher Coleoptera and Diptera.
1975, George O. Poinar, Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-nematode Associations
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