Distribution of Free-living Soil Nematodes of the Belondiroidea in Indiana and the United States
Ferris VR and Ferris JM. 1971. Distribution of Free-living Soil Nematodes of the Belondiroidea in Indiana and the United States. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 81:365-369
Article does not specify collections were within GRSM, but does show a point roughly in the park and authors held a permit to collect in GRSM during this time; does specify collection from Sequoia NP. During a 5-year study of distribution of soil and fresh-water nematode species in Indiana, four genera of the Belondiroidea have been found widely distributed in natural areas of the state. Of these, Dorylaimellus Cobb, Axonchium Cobb, and Oxydirus Thorne were found in most biotic units of the state. In subsequent sampling in widely separated areas of the U. S., Dorylaimellus and Axonchium were found in natural areas in all sections of the country sampled. Species of Oxydirus were found less frequently and appeared in only one collection in western U. S., a forest meadow in Sequoia National Park, California. Although four species of Belondira Thorne were well-distributed in southern Indiana, only two were found as far north as Tippecanoe County. Despite extensive sampling throughout the U. S. we have recovered specimens of this genus from a very limited geographic area, extending only from eastern Kansas to Tennessee.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Ferris, Virginia; Ferris, John
- Units
- GRSM , SEQU
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Belondiroidea, Biodiversity, Distribution, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-01735, Nematodes, SER, Southeast Region