Mermithida

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Mermithida
File:Mermis nigrescens on tettigonia viridissima beentree.jpg
Mermis nigrescens on Tettigonia viridissima
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Mermithida

Hyman, 1951
Families

Mermithidae
Tetradonematidae

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Mermithida is an order of nematode worms. The order includes two families, and most members are endoparasites on arthropods. One of the morphological characteristic of the order is the presence of a stichosome. [1][2]

References

  1. Chitwood, B. G. & Chitwood, M. B. (1950). Introduction to Nematology (Vol. 1). Baltimore: Monumental Printing Co.doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7355
  2. Z. X. Chen, D. W. Dickson (eds.) (2004) Nematology: Nematode Management and Utilization. CABI Publishing. ISBN 0-85199-646-9 p. 847

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