Mermithida
Order of roundworms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Mermithida | |
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Mermis nigrescens on Tettigonia viridissima | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Enoplea |
Subclass: | Dorylaimia |
Order: | Mermithida Hyman, 1951 |
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