nematology

thumb|The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is an important [[model organism.]]

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Within Vinony's link graph, nematology is referenced by 120 other articles, and connects out to herpetology, Cnidaria and model organism.

It is catalogued under topics including Nematology and Subfields of zoology.

Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.

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is the study of: Nematoda

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History: pre-1850
History: 1850 to the present
Specimen collections
Notable nematologists
Contributions to other sciences
References
Further reading

thumb|The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is an important [[model organism.]]

Nematology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of nematodes, or roundworms. Although nematological investigation dates back to the days of Aristotle or even earlier, nematology as an independent discipline has its recognizable beginnings in the mid to late 19th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “nematology” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.