| Steinernema | |
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| Steinernema carpocapsae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Steinernematidae |
| Genus: | Steinernema Travassos |
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Steinernema is a genus of nematodes in the family of Steinernematidae.[2][3][4] The genus Steinernema is named after the nematologist Gotthold Steiner.[5] Nematodes of this genus have been shown to be effective as a biological control for agricultural pests of the Scarabaeidae family, such as Maladera formosae.
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- ^ "Steinernema surkhetense - Overview". Encyclopedia of Life.
- ^ "Steinernema". www.uniprot.org.
- ^ Hunt, David J.; Nguyen, Khuong B. (2016). Advances in Entomopathogenic Nematode Taxonomy and Phylogeny. BRILL. ISBN 9789004285347.
- ^ "Steinernema" (in German).
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