Meanings
nounnematofauna (plural nematofaunas)
plural nematofaunas
- rarebiologyThe nematodes, or all kinds of nematodes, inhabiting a region.
In Europe has been hypothesized that reduced species numbers in northern Europe is attributed to Quaternary glaciations, being the highly diverse nematofauna of the Mediterranean basin related to Miocene plate tectonics in that area].
2016 January 26, “Unravelling the Biodiversity and Molecular Phylogeny of Needle Nematodes of the Genus Longidorus (Nematoda: Longidoridae) in Olive and a Description of Six New Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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