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First report of Tarantula-parasitic nematode Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi from Los Angeles, California.

Abstract

Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi is a recently described nematode parasite of tarantulas, originally isolated from a tarantula breeder in Virginia Beach, VA. We describe a new case of this parasite infecting tarantulas at a breeding facility in Los Angeles, California. Nematodes were isolated from the oral cavity of a captive bred Psalmophoeus iriminia commonly referred to as a Venezuelan sun tiger tarantula. rDNA sequencing was conducted to identify the species and generate a phylogeny tree.

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