nematode
Unsegmented cylindrical worm
Nematodes are tiny, unsegmented worms found in virtually every environment on Earth—soil, freshwater, oceans, and as parasites in plants and animals.
Also called roundworms, they have simple tubular bodies.
Most are microscopic and harmless, but some cause disease in humans (hookworms, pinworms) or devastate crops.
The soil sample contained thousands of nematodes.
Intestinal blood-feeding nematode
- pinwormIntestinal nematode parasite
- whipwormThread-shaped intestinal parasite
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- heartwormCardiac parasitic nematode
host · infection · infestation · larvae · life-cycle · vector · transmission · pathogen
Dead skin at nail base
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- styletSlender pointed instrument
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
- gonadGamete-producing organ
spicule · vulva · intestine · hypodermis · unsegmented · tubular · vermiform · tapered
Ground matter for planting
- decomposerOrganism breaking down corpses
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
- detritivoreEats dead organic material
- microfaunaMinute soil animals
Parasitic roundworm in soil
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- gallImpudent boldness or bitterness
- stuntingArresting natural growth
- wiltingLosing turgor and drooping
infestation · soybean · potato · tomato · beet · rotation · biocontrol
Science of hereditary transmission
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- phylumMajor classification rank
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
genome · research · laboratory · microscopy · apoptosis
Relating to the sea
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- benthicOf the sea bottom
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
brackish · interstitial · deep-sea · hydrothermal · seabed · plankton · free-swimming
hookworm
Intestinal blood-feeding nematode
- pinwormIntestinal nematode parasite
- whipwormThread-shaped intestinal parasite
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
heartworm · host · infection · infestation · larvae · life-cycle · vector · transmission · pathogen · ivermectin
cuticle
Dead skin at nail base
gonad · spicule · vulva · intestine · hypodermis · unsegmented · tubular · vermiform · tapered
soil
Ground matter for planting
- decomposerOrganism breaking down corpses
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
- detritivoreEats dead organic material
microfauna · ecosystem · humus · omnivore · grazer
eelworm
Parasitic roundworm in soil
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- gallImpudent boldness or bitterness
- stuntingArresting natural growth
wilting · infestation · soybean · potato · tomato · beet · rotation · biocontrol
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- phylumMajor classification rank
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
species · genome · research · laboratory · microscopy · apoptosis
marine
Relating to the sea
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- benthicOf the sea bottom
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
estuary · brackish · interstitial · deep-sea · hydrothermal · seabed · plankton · free-swimming
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- crop threatspests, pest, blight, drought, disease
- freshwater lifecatfish, trout, bass, salmon, frog
- garden bugsant, aphid, bee, beetle, butterfly
- parasitestapeworm, roundworm, pinworm, hookworm, fleas
nematodeannelid
Segmented worm phylum member
earthworm · polychaete · leech · arthropod · centipede