Web Directory

» Angiostrongyliasis
   Information on the nematode, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which can cause meningitis, and diagrams and information on its life cycle.
   http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/angiostrongyliasis.htm

» Anguillicola crassus
   Information from Wikipedia on this nematode that lives in the swimbladders of eels, and the life cycle of the parasite.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguillicola_crassus

» Anisakiasis
   Information on the nematodes, Anisakis simplex and Pseudoterranova decipiens, which can infect humans who eat raw fish, with diagrams and information on their life cycle.
   http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Anisakiasis.htm

» Anisakis simplex
   Research project on this marine parasitic nematode by Rachel Nelson at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
   http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/nelson_rac3

» Binema
   Biodiversity and Immunology of Nematodes. The Binema team is part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, France. Its research focuses on nematode parasites of vertebrates.
   http://binema.mnhn.fr/

» Brainworm Nematode: Parelaphostrongylus tenuis
   Photographs and information on this parasitic organism and its life cycle.
   http://fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/brainworm_nematode.htm

» Caenorhabditis elegans Movies
   Links to films showing the growth and development of C. elegans from researchers worldwide, housed in the laboratory of Bob Goldstein at UNC-Chapel Hill.
   http://www.bio.unc.edu/faculty/goldstein/lab/movies.html

» Cephalobus: Roundworm
   Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics, behavior and anatomy of this soil-dwelling nematode.
   http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/cephalobus.html

» Chromadoroidea Key
   Provides an illustrated key to the genera of free-living marine nematodes in this superfamily.
   http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/nematode/marine_nematodes.htm

» Dirofilaria immitis
   Greg Eddy provides information on the Dog Heartworm, its classification, adaptation, habitat, nutrition, reproduction and interaction with its host.
   http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/eddy_greg

» Ditylenchus destructor
   Illustration and description of the Potato Rot Nematode, its biology, distribution within the former USSR, ecology and economic significance.
   http://www.agroatlas.ru/pests/Ditylenchus_destructor_en.htm

» Dracunculiasis
   Information on the nematode Dracunculus medinensis which can infect humans and cause guinea worm disease, with a diagram and information on its life cycle.
   http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Dracunculiasis.htm

» Dynamic Development
   Embryonic development is described with links to illustrated movies.
   http://www.ucalgary.ca/~browder/virtualembryo/worms.html

» Ectoparasitic Nematodes of Lepidoptera
   Provides links to pictures and descriptions of ectoparasitic nematodes of Lepidoptera (Noctuidonema) and cockroaches (Acugutturus), prepared by Orville G. Marti.
   http://www.cpes.peachnet.edu/cpmru/MartiPhotos.htm

» Entomopathogenic nematode
   Information from Wikipedia on these roundworms that are lethal insect parasitoids, and some of which are used in the biological control of insect populations.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomopathogenic_nematode

» Gnathostomiasis
   Information on the nematodes Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum which can infect vertebrates, with a diagram and information on their life cycle.
   http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/gnathostomiasis.htm

» Hammerschmidtiella diesingi
   Photographic study by Walter Dioni on this and other nematodes found living in a cockroach with many detailed images.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artoct05/wdparasite5.html

» Heartworm
   Information from Wikipedia on this parasitic nematode, Dirofilaria immitis, which is spread by mosquitoes.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartworm

» Helminth Taxonomy: Phylum Nematoda
   The Schistosomiasis Research Group at Cambridge University provides information on the classification and taxonomy of nematodes, their lifecycles and some important parasitic groups.
   http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~schisto/helminth_taxonomy/taxonomy_nematoda.html

» Hookworm
   Information on the nematodes Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus which can invade and parasatize humans, and a diagram and information on their life cycle.
   http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Hookworm.htm

» Longevity and Ageing in Parasitic and Free-living Nematodes
   Paper by David Gems examining the great variability in ageing patterns observed in different nematode species.
   http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucbtdag/Gems_2000.pdf

» Mactode Publications
   Offers educational resources on CD-ROM about nematodes, plant-parasitic insects, and disease-causing fungi.
   http://www.mactode.com/

» Max Planck Institute for Biotechnology
   The Streit Lab studies spatiotemporal control of homeotic genes in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
   http://www.eb.tuebingen.mpg.de/departments/4-evolutionary-biology/adrian-streit/nematode-development

» Migratory Nematodes
   Information on the plant parasitic nematodes that can move through the soil between feeding bouts and how to manage them.
   http://www.bayercropscience.co.uk/docushare/ExpertGuide/Nematode_Control_Expert_Guide.pdf

» Nemaplex
   The Nematode-Plant Expert Information System, a virtual encyclopedia on soil and plant nematodes, developed and maintained at the University of California, Davis.
   http://plpnemweb.ucdavis.edu/Nemaplex/

» Nematoda: Roundworms
   Phylogenetic information from the Tree of Life Web Project.
   http://tolweb.org/Nematoda/

» Nematode Examples
   Information on roundworms that infect humans, Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius vermicularis, Trichinella spiralis, Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale, their morphology, life cycle and the pathology of the infections caused.
   http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~schisto/general_parasitology/parasitology_nematode_examples.html

» Nematode Species List
   Nematodes listed alphabetically by genera.
   http://nematode.unl.edu/masterlist.htm

» Nematodes: Basic Lifecycle
   University of Cambridge Schistosomiasis Research Group provides information on the common features of this large and diverse group.
   http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~schisto/general_parasitology/parasitology_nematode_lifecycle.html

» Parasitic Nematodes Home Page
   This is the home page of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Nematology Department, and is concerned with plant and insect parasitic nematodes.
   http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/plntpath/nematode/wormhome.htm

» Phylum Nematoda
   An introduction to the roundworms. Includes characteristics, ecology, anatomy, classification and information on the species that parasatise humans.
   http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/nematoda.html

» Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes
   A mass of information on nematodes, their study, surveys, agricultural issues, identification and systematics.
   http://nematode.unl.edu/

» Predatory Nematode: Mononchus
   Photographs and information on these non-parasitic organisms.
   http://fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/predatory_nematode.htm

» Society of Nematologists
   An international organization formed to advance the science of Nematology.
   http://www.nematologists.org/

» Soil Inhabiting Nematodes
   Introduction to soil nematodes, their classification, feeding habits, place in the community and function in the decomposition process, with an anatomical diagram of a typical plant parasitic species.
   http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/nematode/soil_nematode.htm

» Strongyloidiasis
   Information on the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis which can infect humans, and a diagram and information on its complex life cycle.
   http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Strongyloidiasis.htm

» The Big Red Worm
   Photographs and information on these parasitic organisms, Eustrongylides ignotus and Eustrogylides tubifex.
   http://fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/the_big_red_worm.htm

» Trichinella spiralis
   Research project by Andrew Maiers at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
   http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/maiers_andr

» Trypanosomiasis, American
   Information on Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas disease which is transmitted by blood-sucking triatomine bugs, with diagrams and information on the life cycle of the parasite.
   http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/TrypanosomiasisAmerican.htm

» Wormatlas: Caenorhabditis elegans
   A database of behavioral and structural anatomy.
   http://www.wormatlas.org/