nematofauna

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English

Etymology

From nemato- +‎ fauna.

Noun

nematofauna (plural nematofaunas)

  1. (biology, rare) The nematodes, or all kinds of nematodes, inhabiting a region.
    • 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:
      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].

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