Alloionema Explained

Alloionema is a genus of terrestrial nematodes within the family Alloionematidae.^{[1] [2]} Members of this genus often parasitize gastropods, such as A. appendiculatum parasitizing Arion vulgaris in Europe where the slug is invasive.^[3]

Species

• Alloionema appendiculatum Schneider, 1859
• Alloionema luofuensis Huang, Li & Zhao, 2016
• Alloionema similis Holovachov, Bostrom, De Ley, McDonnell, Alvaredo, Paine & De Ley, 2016

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alloionema Schneider, 1859 . 2024-03-31 . www.marinespecies.org.
2. Web site: Alloionema Schneider, 1859 . 2024-03-31 . www.gbif.org . en.
3. Nermuť . Jiří . Půža . Vladimír . Mráček . Zdeněk . 2019-12-01 . Bionomics of the slug-parasitic nematode Alloionema appendiculatum and its effect on the invasive pest slug Arion vulgaris . BioControl . en . 64 . 6 . 697–707 . 10.1007/s10526-019-09967-9 . 1573-8248.