First global analysis of soil worms or nematodes – Diligent IAS

NEMATODES   A group of more than 50 researchers gathered more than 6,500 soil samples from each of the seven mainlands of the world (seven continents) and found that there are around 57 billion nematodes for each person on Earth. It is the first global analysis of nematodes.   What are Nematodes? Nematodes are roundworms and their size can vary from a tiny 0.2 millimetre to a few metres. They are the most numerous multicellular…

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