The body of a nematode is long and narrow, resembling a tiny thread in many cases, and this is the origin of the group's name. The word "nematode" comes from a Greek word nema that means "thread".
Who named Nematoda?
They were renamed Nematodes by Burmeister 1837 (as a family; Leuckart 1848 and von Siebold 1848 both promoted them to the rank of order), then Nematoda ( Diesing 1861), though Nathan Cobb ( 1919) argued that they should be called Nemata or Nemates (and in English 'nemas' rather than 'nematodes').
What is the meaning of the word Nematoda?
Supplement. Phylum Nematoda is a phylum of invertebrate animals. They are comprised of roundworms (or nematodes). They are identifiable by their smooth and tough outer covering and narrow cylindrical unsegmented body. Their name is etymologically derived from the Greek word nema, nematos, meaning “thread”.
Who discovered phylum Nematoda?
One of the founders of nematology was Dr. Johannes Govertus de Man (1850 -1930), a biologist from Zealand in the South West of the Netherlands.
What is Nematoda common name?
The organisms belonging to the phylum Nematoda are also known as “roundworms”.
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