Goodeyus ulmi (Goodey, 1930) Chitwood, 1933

CGC strain code:

PDL0020

Old codes:

identical strain as PDL0019

Locality:

Found beneath bark of a deceased elm sapling infested by Scolytus scolytus and S. multistriatus in Harpenden, UK. Collected by David Hunt in November 1995.

Classification:

Secernentea - Diplogasterida - Cylindrocorporoidea - Cylindrocorporidae

Culture conditions:

Xenic: E. coli on 1% pure agar + 5 µg/ml cholesterol. Keep at 16C to room temperature.

Long-term storage:

Freezing was not attempted.

Availability:

Freely available on agar.

Descriptions:

Goodey, T. (1930) A new species of the nematode genus Cylindrogaster. Journal of Helminthology, 8: 89-92.

Identification:

Paul De Ley.

Note:

Autotokous. The number of ovaries grades from complete didelphism to complete mono-prodelphism, depending on food availability (starved females are monodelphic). This invalidates the genus Myctolaimellus!

Last Updated: 27 March 1998