First report of Tarantula-parasitic nematode from Los Angeles, California.

is a recently described nematode parasite of tarantulas, originally isolated from a tarantula breeder in Virginia Beach, VA. We describe a new case of this parasite infecting tarantulas at a breeding facility in Los Angeles, California. Nematodes were isolated from the oral cavity of a captive bred commonly referred to as a Venezuelan sun tiger tarantula.