Tafadzwa R. (TK) Kaisa
Lecturer
Contact Information
Phone: 864-656-6963
FAX: 864-656-0435
Email: tkaisa@clemson.edu
Education
- Ph.D. Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- B.S. Biology, Syracuse University
Research Interests
- Insect and nematode ultrastructure
- Nematode taxonomy and morphology
- Insect-nematode interactions
Selected Publications
- Kaisa, T.R. 2005. Proposal of Parasitaphelenchus dongguanensis (Fang, Zhao & Zhuo, 2002) n. comb. (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae). Zootaxa 839:1-8
- Kaisa, T.R. 2003. Redescription of Bursaphelenchus talonus (Thorne, 1935) Massey, 1956 and designation of lectotypes. Zootaxa 269:1-7
- Kaisa, T.R. 2003. Taxonomic Status of Berntsenus brachycephalus (Nematoda: Aphelenchina). Journal of Nematology 35:218-222
- Kaisa, T.R. 2002. Description of Non-Type Seinura winchesi from Mushroom Compost
(Nematoda: Seinuridae). Journal of Nematology 34:175-178 - Kaisa, T.R. 2000. Aphelenchoides microstylus n. sp. and Seinura onondagensis n. sp. (Nemata: Aphelenchina) from New York. Journal of Nematology 32:396-402
- Kaisa, T.R. 2000. Redescription of Three Ektaphelenchus Species (Nematoda: Aphelenchina) Journal of Nematology 32:403-410
- Kaisa, T.R., A.L. Harman, and D.M. Harman. 1995. Two New Species of Aphelenchoididae
(Nemata) from Declining Red Pines in Maryland. Journal of Nematology 27:213-221
Recent Courses
- Biology 103/104 Laboratory - General Biology
Professional Affiliations
- Society of Nematologists
- National Science Teachers Association