Mermis

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Mermis
Mermis nigrescens beentree.jpg
Mermis nigrescens
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Mermithida
Family: Mermithidae
Genus: Mermis
Dujardin, 1842
Type species
Mermis nigrescens
Dujardin, 1842

Mermis is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Mermithidae.[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species[]

At least 11 species currently belong to the genus:[2]

  • Steiner, 1921
  • Poinar, Rémillet & Van Waerebeke, 1978
  • Artyukovsky & Lisikova, 1977
  • Baylis, 1944
  • von Linstow, 1903
  • Mermis nigrescens Dujardin, 1842
  • Gafurov, 1982
  • Rubzov, 1976
  • Baker & Poinar, 1986
  • Orton Williams, 1984
  • Xu & Bao, 1995

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Mermis Dujardin, 1842". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ Presswell, B.; Evans, S.; Poulin, R.; Jorge, F. (2015). "Morphological and molecular characterization of Mermis nigrescens Dujardin, (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizing the introduced European earwig (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) in New Zealand" (PDF). Journal of Helminthology. 89 (3): 267–276. doi:10.1017/S0022149X14000017. PMID 24503193.
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