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Helicotylenchus coreanus n. sp. (Nematoda: Hoplolaimidae): a new spiral nematode associated with Abies koreana Wils. from the Republic of Korea

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Mwamula, Abraham Okki, Bae, Chang-hwan, Ko, Suk-Hyung, Lee, Yeong-Don, Yim, Eun-Young, Lee, Seung-hoon, Lee, Dong Woon (2026): Helicotylenchus coreanus n. sp. (Nematoda: Hoplolaimidae): a new spiral nematode associated with Abies koreana Wils. from the Republic of Korea. Journal of Nematology (0013) 58 (1): 150-164, DOI: 10.2478/jofnem-2026-0013, URL: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2026-0013

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