#Desmodorids are usually parasited by #epibionts (suctorian ciliates). This is so common, that you can find them drawn on the original description of desmodorid species.
Picture: Ciliophora, Suctorea of a desmodorid #nematode from Selvagens.

Mexican nematodes! 🪱💗
-Cuticular plates of Ceramonematidae from Cozumel.
-Spicule and gubernaculum of Cyatholaimidae from Yucatán.
-Buccal cavity of Cyatholaimidae from Yucatán.
-Vulva of Phanodermatidae from Yucatán.
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Scientists changed a single gene in a tiny worm, and those worms lived twice as long.

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Findings from Pawan Basnet et al. highlight that continuous planting of soybean containing resistance genes can lead to shifts in soybean cyst #nematode populations toward more virulent types. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-25-1939-RE

Pine wilt disease, caused by the pinewood #nematode (PWN) #Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, devastates pine forests worldwide. Sai-Nan Li et al. investigated the nematicidal activity of volatile organic compounds released from Wolfiporia hoelen against PWN: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-25-2002-RE