Mermis Explained

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

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

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

• Mermis athysanota
• Mermis changodudus
• Mermis gigantea
• Mermis kenyensis
• Mermis mirabilis
• Mermis nigrescens
• Mermis papillus
• Mermis paranigrescens
• Mermis quirindiensis
• Mermis savaiiensis
• Mermis xianensis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mermis Dujardin, 1842 . www.gbif.org . 4 October 2021 . en.
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. Journal of Helminthology. 89. 3. 267–276. 10.1017/S0022149X14000017. 24503193.