Nematodes

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf phylum
gptkbp:commonName Roundworms
gptkbp:cuticle present
gptkbp:describedYear 1808
gptkbp:digestiveSystem complete
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Karl_Rudolphi
gptkbp:diseaseVector ascariasis
hookworm infection
trichinosis
river blindness
elephantiasis
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance crop damage
livestock disease
gptkbp:feedingType carnivorous
omnivorous
parasitic
herbivorous
gptkbp:genomeSequenced gptkb:Caenorhabditis_elegans
gptkbp:habitat freshwater
soil
marine environments
parasitic in animals
parasitic in plants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nematodes
gptkbp:importantFor model organism in biology
agricultural pests
soil health indicators
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:molting yes
gptkbp:movement longitudinal muscles
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Ancylostoma_duodenale
gptkb:Ascaris_lumbricoides
gptkb:Enterobius_vermicularis
gptkb:Trichinella_spiralis
gptkb:Wuchereria_bancrofti
gptkb:Caenorhabditis_elegans
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 25,000 described
gptkbp:range microscopic to several meters
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ecdysozoa
gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:reproduction sexual
some asexual
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Nematoda
gptkbp:shape cylindrical
bilateral
unsegmented
gptkbp:studiedIn developmental biology
genetics
parasitology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nile_tilapia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6