NEMATOLOGY 110

Dr. Ed Caswell-Chen
Lecture Outline & Syllabus

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Lecture No. Subjects Links to Required Readings
One Principles and Concepts Introduction to Nematology
Classification
History
Distribution
Two General: Evolution, Morphology Related Organisms
Morphology Organ Systems
Cuticle
Nervous System
Musculature
Reproductive System
Reproduction
Three Life cycles, Movement, Behavior Lifecycle
Behavior
Movement
Four Natural History Overview, Techniques Extraction
Examination of Nemas
Five Evolution, Systematics, Taxonomy Phylum Nemata - a simplified classification emphasizing the phylogeny of parasites
Characteristics of the Classes Adenophorea and Secernentea
Six Caenorhabditis elegans, or "The Worm"
  • Model Systems - Secernentea
  • Rhabditids
    - Caenorhabditis elegans or "The worm"
    • Seven Free-Living Nemas, Ecology "Free-Living"
    Food Webs
    The soil environment
    Eight Plant Parasites - Diagnosis and Control Biology of Parasitism
    Symptoms and Pathogenicity
    Management
  • Model Systems - Adenophorea -Longidorus africanus: Common name - needle nematode
    • Nine Plant Parasites
  • Model Systems - Adenophorea -Longidorus africanus: Common name - needle nematode
    - Xiphinema index Common name - Dagger nematode Disease - transmits grapevine fanleaf virus
    • Ten Plant Parasites
  • Model Systems - Secernentea
  • Tylenchids
    Phylogenetics of Tylenchina
    - Pratylenchus penetrans Common name - root-lesion nematode
    - Heterodera schachtii Common name - sugarbeet-cyst nematode
    - Meloidogyne incognita Common name - root-knot nematode
    • Eleven Plant Parasites
  • Model Systems - Secernentea
  • Tylenchids
    - Meloidogyne incognita, continued - Cotton root-knot nematode
    - Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilus Common name - red ring nematode Disease - red ring disease
    • Twelve & Thirteen Parasites of Invertebrates
  • Model Systems - Adenophorea
    - Romanomermis culicivorax


  • Model Systems - Secernentea
    -Steinernema and Heterorhabditis
    - Sphaerularia bombi
    • Fourteen Parasites of Vertebrates
  • Model Systems - Adenophorea
    -Trichuris trichiura Common name - whipworm
    -Trichinella spiralis Disease - trichinosis
    • Fifteen Parasites of Vertebrates
  • Model Systems - Adenophorea
    - Strongyloides stercoralis Common name - threadworm
    - Enterobius vermicularis Common name - pinworm
    -Heterakis gallinarum Disease - histomoniasis
    • Sixteen Parasites of Vertebrates
  • Model Systems - Secernentea
  • Strongylida
    Hookworms (Ancylostoma, Necator)
    Haemonchus contortus Common name - barber pole worm
  • Ascarids (Ascaris & Toxocara)
    • Seventeen Parasites of Vertebrates
  • Model Systems - Secernentea, cont.
  • Filarioidea
    -Dracunculus medinensis Common name - Guinea worm, medina worm, serpent worm
    - Wuchereria bancrofti Disease - filariasis, elephantiasis
    - Onchocerca volvulus Disease - onchocerciasis, river blindness
    • Eighteen Parasites of Vertebrates
  • Model Systems - Secernentea, cont.
  • Filarioidea
    -Loa loa Common name - eye worm Disease - loaisis, loiasis, loaiasis
    - Dirofilaria immtis Common name - dog heartworm
    • Nineteen Summary & Review Questions
    MIDTERM EXAM ... FEB 8 ... MIDTERM EXAM
    FINAL EXAM ... MARCH 23 .. (let's double check..). 1:30 PM