Heterorhabditis

 ( Rhabditida Genera ) 

Heterorhabditis is a genus of belonging to the order Rhabditida. All species of this genus are obligate of , and some are used as biological control agents for the control of pest insects.

Heterorhabditis nematodes are hosts for the Photorhabdus Symbiosis.

• Heterorhabditis amazonensis Andaló, Nguyen & Moino, 2007Andaló, V., K.B. Nguyen and A. Moino (2007) " Heterorhabditis amazonensis n. sp. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) from Amazonas, Brazil." Nematology 8(6):853-867.
• Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar, 1976Poinar, G.O. Jr. (1976) "Description and biology of a new insect parasitic rhabditoid, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora n. gen., n. sp. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae n. fam.)." Nematologica 21(4):463-470.
• Heterorhabditis baujardi Phan, Subbotin, Nguyen & Moens, 2003Phan, K.L., S.A. Subbotin, N.C. Nguyen and M. Moens (2003) " Heterorhabditis baujardi sp.n. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) from Vietnam and morphometric data for H. indica populations." Nematology 5(3):367-382.
• Heterorhabditis downesi Stock, Griffin & Burnell, 2002Stock, S.P., C.T. Griffin and A.M. Burnell (2002) "Morphological characterisation of three isolates of Heterorhabditis Poinar, 1976 from the 'Irish group' (Nematoda: Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) and additional evidence supporting their recognition as a distinct species, H. downesi n. sp." Systematic Parasitology 51(2):95-106.
• Heterorhabditis floridensis Nguyen, Gozel, Koppenhöfer & Adams, 2006Nguyen, K.B., U. Gozel, H.S. Koppenhöfer and B.J. Adams (2006) " Heterorhabditis floridensis n. sp. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) from Florida." Zootaxa 1177:1-19.
• Heterorhabditis georgiana Nguyen, Shapiro-Ilan and Mbata, 2008Nguyen, K.B., D.I. Shapiro-Ilan and G.N.M. Mbata (2008) " Heterorhabditis georgiana n.sp. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) from Georgia, USA." Nematology 10(3):433-448.
• Heterorhabditis heliothidis (Khan, Brooks & Hirschmann, 1976)
• Heterorhabditis indica Poinar, Karunakar & David, 1992Poinar, G.O., Jr., G.K. Karunakar and H. David (1992) " Heterorhabditis indicus n. sp. (Rhabditida: Nematoda) from India: Separation of Heterorhabditis spp. by infective juveniles." Fundamental and Applied Nematology 15(5):467-472.
• Heterorhabditis marelatus Liu & Berry, 1996Liu, J. and R.E. Berry (1996) " Heterorhabditidis marelatus n. sp. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) from Oregon." Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 67(1):48-54.
• Heterorhabditis megidis Poinar, Jackson & Klein, 1987Poinar, G.O., Jr., T. Jackson and M. Klein (1987) " Heterorhabditis megidis sp. n. (Heterorhabditidae: Rhabditida) parasitic in the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera), in Ohio." Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 54(1):53-59.
• Heterorhabditis mexicana Nguyen, Shapiro-Ilan, Stuart, McCoy, James & Adams, 2004Nguyen, K.B., D.I. Shapiro-Ilan, R.J. Stuart, C.W. McCoy, R.J. James and B.J. Adams (2004) " Heterorhabditis mexicana n. sp. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) from Tamaulipas, Mexico, and morphological studies of the bursa of Heterorhabditis spp." Nematology 6(2):231-244.
• Heterorhabditis safricana Malan, Nguyen, de Waal and Tiedt, 2008Malan A.P., K.B. Nguyen, J.Y. de Waal and L. Tiedt (2008) " Heterorhabditis safricana n.sp. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from South Africa." Nematology 10(3):381-396.
• Heterorhabditis taysearae Shamseldean, El-Sooud, Abd-Elgawad & Saleh, 1996Shamseldean, M.M., A.B. Abou El-Sooud, M.M. Abd-Elgawad, and M.M. Saleh (1996) Identification of a new heterorhabditid species from Egypt, Heterorhabditis taysearae n. sp. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae)." Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 6(2):129-138.
• Heterorhabditis zealandica Poinar, 1990Poinar, G.O., Jr. (1990) "Taxonomy and biology of Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae." In: R. Gaugler and H.K. Kaya (eds) "Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Biological Control." CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, pp. 23-60.

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