Mermis

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Mermis

Genus of roundworms

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

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The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

At 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

  1. [1]
    "Mermis Dujardin, 1842". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. [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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