Nematode Survey at El Edén

Manuel Mundo-Ocampo

UC Riverside
Dept. of Nematology
1445 Boyce Hall
Riverside CA 92521 USA
tel: (909) 787-7313
fax: (909) 787-3719
email: mundo@ucrac1.ucr.edu

and

James G. Baldwin

UC Riverside
Dept. of Nematology
1455 Boyce Hall
Riverside CA 92521 USA
tel: (909) 787-5819
fax: (909) 787-3719

During the spring of 1996 a nematode survey was conducted at the Ecological reserve "El Eden" in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Soil samples were collected from several plants species endemic to the Savanna's ecosystems. Plant species endemic to these habitats included trees such as: Eritroxyllum sp., Crecentia allata, Palm trees (Paurotis sp.) "Nance". In addition, other aquatic plants were selected.

Soil samples were processed at UCR-Nematode Systematics Lab. for nematode extraction, Identification and estimation of population density.

Preliminary results indicate presence of diverse taxonomic groups of nematodes including: Tylenchida, Rhabditida, Chromodorina, Dorylaimida, Monhysterida, Diplogasterida, Cephalobidae, Mononchida. Identification to genera and species level is in progress. Information on the ecological implications of some of these groups will be discussed at the workshop. Future research plans will be also proposed.

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