Publications

46. Ernst, C.M., B. Hanelt and C.M. Buddle. Parasitism of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) by a new species of hairworm (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) in arctic Canada. Journal of Parasitology: 102: 327-335.

45. Harkins, C., R. Shannon, M. Papes, A. Schmidt-Rhaesa, B. Hanelt, and M. G. Bolek. 2016. Using Gordiid cysts to discover the hidden diversity, potential distribution, and new species of Gordiids (Phylum Nematomorpha). Zootaxa 4088: 515-530.

44. Barquin, A., B. McGehee, R. T. Sedam, W. L. Gordy, B. Hanelt, and M. R. Wise de Valdez. 2015. Calling behavior of Acheta domesticus crickets infected with Paragordius varius (Nematomorpha: Grodiida). Journal of Parasitology: in press. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/15-765.1 info

43. Sarkies, P., M.E. Selkirk, J.T. Jones, V. Block, T. Boothby, B. Goldstein, B. Hanelt, A. Ardila-Garcia, N.M. Fast, C. Kraus, V. Blok, E. Schierenberg, M.J. Taylor, G. Koutsovoulos, M.L. Blaxter, and E.A. Miska. 2015. Ancient and novel small RNA pathways compensate for the loss of piRNAs in multiple independent nematode lineages. PLOS Biology 13: e1002061. pdf

42. Hanelt, B., M.G. Bolek, A. Schmidt-Rhaesa. 2015. Cryptic species of hairworm parasites revealed by molecular data and crowdsourcing of specimen collections. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 82: 211-218. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.010 pdf

41. Szmygiel, C., A. Schmidt-Rhaesa, B. Hanelt, and M.G. Bolek. 2014. Comparative descriptions of non-adult stages of four genera of Gordiids (Phylum: Nematomorpha). Zootaxa 3717: 23-38. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.1.2 pdf

40. Bolek, M.G., C. Szmygiel, A. Kubat, A. Schmidt-Rhaesa, and B. Hanelt. 2013. Novel techniques for biodiversity studies of gordiids and description of a new species of Chordodes (Gordiida, Nematomorpha) from Kenya, Africa. Zootaxa 3717: 23-38. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.1.2 pdf

39. Bolek, M.G., E. Rogers, C. Szmygiel, R.P. Shannon, W.E. Doerfert-Schrader, A. Schmidt-Rhaesa, and B. Hanelt. 2013. Survival of larval and cyst stages of Gordiids (Nematomorpha) to freezing. Journal of Parasitology 99: 397-402. doi: 10.1645/12-62.1 info

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Cover image taken from Bolek et al., 2013.

38. Hines-Kay, J., P.M. Cupit, M.C. Sanchez, G.H. Rosenberg, B. Hanelt, C. Cunningham. 2012. Transcriptional analysis of Schistosoma mansoni treated in vitro with praziquantel. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 186: 87-94. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2012.09.006 info

37. Lockyer, A.E., A.M. Emery, R.A. Kane, A.J. Walker; C.D. Mayer, G. Mitta, C. Coustau, C.M. Adema, B. Hanelt, D. Rollinson, L.R. Noble, and C. Jones. 2012. Early differential gene expression in haemocytes from resistant and susceptible Biomphalaria glabrata strains in response to Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS ONE 7(12): e51102. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051102 pdf

36. Begay, A., A. Schmidt-Rhaesa, M.G. Bolek, and B. Hanelt. 2012. Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains. Zootaxa. 3406: 30–38. pdf

35. Hanelt, B., M.G. Bolek, A. Schmidt-Rhaesa. 2012. Going Solo: Discovery of the first parthenogenetic Gordiid (Nematomorpha: Gordiida). PLoS ONE. 7(4): e34472. doi: 10.1371/journal. pone.0034472 pdf

34. Looney, C., B. Hanelt, and R.S. Zack. 2012. New records of nematomorph parasites (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and camel crickets (Orthoptera: Rhabidophoridae) in Washington state. Journal of Parasitology. 98: 1-6. doi: 10.1645/GE-2929.1 info

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Cover image taken from Looney et al., 2012.

33. Greenberg, J.A., M.A. DiMenna, B. Hanelt, and B.V. Hofkin. 2012. Analysis of post-blood meal flight distances in mosquitoes utilizing zoo animal blood meals. Journal of Vector Ecology. 37: 83-89. doi: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00203.x pdf

32. Bolek, M.G., A. Schmidt-Rhaesa, B. Hanelt, and D.J. Richardson. 2010. Redescription of the African Chordodes albibarbatus Montgomery 1898, and description of Chordodes janovyi n. sp. (Gordiida, Nematomorpha) and its non-adult stages from Cameroon, Africa. Zootaxa 2631: 36–50. pdf

31. Hanelt, B., I.N. Mwangi, J.M. Kinuthia, G.M. Maina, L. E. Agola, M.W. Mutuku, M.L. Steinauer, B.R. Agwanda, L. Kigo, B.N. Mungai, E.S. Loker, and G.M. Mkoji. 2010. Schistosomes of small mammals from the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya: new species, familiar species, and implications for schistosomiasis control. Parasitology 137: 1109-18. doi:10.1017/S0031182010000041 info

30. Hanelt, B., M.L. Steinauer, L.E. Agola, I.N. Mwangi, G.M. Maina, J.M. Kinuthia, G.M. Mkoji and E.S. Loker. 2009. Schistosoma kisumuensis n. sp. (Digenea: Schistosomatidae) from the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya and its phylogenic position among the S. haematobium group. Parasitology 136: 987-1001. doi:10.1017/S003118200900643X info

29. Steinauer, M.L., B. Hanelt, L.E. Agola, G.M. Mkoji, and E.S. Loker. 2009. Genetic structure of Schistosoma mansoni in western Kenya: The effects of geography and host sharing. International Journal for Parasitology 39: 1353–1362. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.04.010 pdf

28. Hanelt, B. 2009. An anomaly against a current paradigm: Extremely low rates of individual fecundity variability of the Gordian worm (Nematomorpha: Gordiida). Parasitology 135: 211-218. doi:10.1017/ S0031182008005337 info

27. Hanelt, B., M.L. Steinauer, I.N. Mwangi, G.M. Maina, L.E. Agola, G.M. Mkoji and E.S. Loker. 2009. A new approach to characterize populations of Schistosoma mansoni from humans: development and assessment of microsatellite analysis of pooled miracidia. Tropical Medicine & International Health 14: 322-331. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02226.x pdf

26. Steinauer, M.L., B. Hanelt, I. Mwangi, G. Mania, E. Lelo, J. Kinuthia, W. Wilson, B. Mungai, G. Mkoji, and E.S. Loker. 2008. Introgressive hybridization of human and rodent schistosome parasites in western Kenya. Molecular Ecology 17: 5062–5074. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03957.x info

25. Hanelt, B., C.M. Lun, and C.M. Adema. 2008. Comparative ORESTES-sampling of transcriptomes of immune-challenged Biomphalaria glabrata snails. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 99: 192-203. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.06.002 pdf

24. Adema, C.M., Lou, M.L., Hanelt, B., Hertel, L.A., Marshall, J.J., Zhang, S.M., DeJong, R.J., Kim, H.R., Kudrna, D., Wing, R.A., Sonderlund, C., Knight, M., Lewis, F.A., Caldeira, R.L., Jannotti-Passos, L.K., dos Santos Carvalho, O., and E.S. Loker. 2006. A bacterial artificial chromosome library for Biomphalaria glabrata, intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 101S: 167-177. doi: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900027 pdf

23. Lieb, B., Dimitrova, K., Kang, H.S., Braun, S., Gebauer, W., Martin, A., Hanelt, B., Saenz, S. A., Adema, C.M., and J. Markl. 2006. Red blood with blue-blood ancestry: Intriguing structure of a snail hemoglobin. PNAS 103: 12011-12016. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0601861103 pdf

22. Hanelt, B., Thomas, F., and A. Schmidt-Rhaesa. 2005. Biology of the phylum Nematomorpha. Advances in Parasitology 59: 2005: 243-305. doi: 10.1016/S0065-308X(05)59004-3 info

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Cover image taken from Hanelt et al., 2005.

21. Biron, D.G., C. Joly, A. Menigoz, B. Hanelt, and F. Thomas. 2005. Water seeking behaviour in insects harbouring hairworms: should the host collaborate with the parasite? Behavioral Ecology 16: 656-660. doi: 10.1093/beheco/ari039 pdf

20. Valkiūnas, G., T.A. Lezhova, D.R. Brooks, B. Hanelt, M. Sutherlin, S.V. Brant, and D. Causey. 2004. Additional observations on the blood parasites of birds in Costa Rica. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40: 555-561. pdf

19. Hanelt, B., and J. Janovy Jr. 2004. Life cycle and paratenesis of American gordiids (Nematomorpha: Gordiida). Journal of Parasitology 90: 240-244. doi: 10.1645/GE-78R pdf

18. Hanelt, B., and J. Janovy Jr. 2004. Untying a Gordian knot: the domestication and laboratory life cycle of Paragordius varius (Nematomorpha: Gordiida). Journal of Natural History 38: 939-950. doi: 10.1080/0022293021000058718 pdf

17. Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., B. Hanelt, and W. Reeves. 2003. Redescription and compilation of North American freshwater Nematomorpha (Gordiida). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 153: 77-117. doi: 10.1635/0097-3157(2003)153 [0077:RACONF]2.0.CO;2 pdf

16. Hanelt, B., and J. Janovy Jr. 2003. Spanning the gap: identification of natural paratenic hosts of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) by experimental determination of paratenic host specificity. Invertebrate Biology 122: 12-18. doi: 10.1645/GE-78R pdf

15. Hanelt, B., and J. Janovy Jr. 2002. Morphometric analysis of non-adult characters of common species of American gordiids (Nematomorpha: Gordioidea). Journal of Parasitology 88: 557-562. doi: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0557:MAONCO]2.0.CO;2 pdf

14. Hanelt, B., L.E. Grother, and J. Janovy Jr. 2001. Physid snails as sentinels of freshwater nematomorphs. Journal of Parasitology 87: 1049-1053. doi: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087 [1049:PSASOF]2.0.CO;2 pdf

13. Hanelt, B., and J. Janovy Jr. 1999. The life cycle of a horsehair worm, Gordius robustus (Gordioidea: Nematomorpha). Journal of Parasitology 85: 139-141. doi: 10.2307/3285720 pdf

12. Hanelt, B., C.M. Adema, H.M. Mansour, and E.S. Loker. 1997. Detection of Schistosoma mansoni in Biomphalaria using nested PCR. Journal of Parasitology 83: 387-394. doi: 10.2307/3284399 pdf

11. Hanelt, B., D. Van Schyndel, C.M. Adema, L.A. Lewis, and E.S. Loker. 1996. The phylogenetic position of Rhopalura ophiocomae (Orthonectida) based on 18S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. Molecular Biology and Evolution 13: 1187-1191. pdf

10. Wilber, P.G., B. Hanelt, B. Van Horne, and D.W. Duszynski. 1994. Two new species and temporal changes in the prevalence of eimerians in a free-living population of Townsend’s ground squirrels (Spermophilus townsendii) in Idaho. Journal of Parasitology 80: 251-259. pdf