Mermis
Mermis nigrescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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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