Mermis is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Mermithidae.[1]
| Mermis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Mermis nigrescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Enoplea |
| Order: | Mermithida |
| Family: | Mermithidae |
| Genus: | Mermis Dujardin, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Mermis nigrescens Dujardin, 1842 | |
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species
editAt least 11 species currently belong to the genus:[2]
- Mermis athysanota Steiner, 1921
- Mermis changodudus Poinar, Rémillet & Van Waerebeke, 1978
- Mermis gigantea Artyukovsky & Lisikova, 1977
- Mermis kenyensis Baylis, 1944
- Mermis mirabilis von Linstow, 1903
- Mermis nigrescens Dujardin, 1842
- Mermis papillus Gafurov, 1982
- Mermis paranigrescens Rubzov, 1976
- Mermis quirindiensis Baker & Poinar, 1986
- Mermis savaiiensis Orton Williams, 1984
- Mermis xianensis Xu & Bao, 1995
References
edit- 1 2 "Mermis Dujardin, 1842". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ 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.