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phylum Nematomorpha that have a
similar life
history and appearance.
Mermithids are parasites,
mainly of arthropods. Most are
known from insects, but...
- with nematodes,
particularly mermithid worms.
Unlike nematomorphs,
mermithids do not have a
terminal cloaca. Male
mermithids have one or two ****ules just...
-
Cretacimermis is a
collective group genus of
fossil mermithid nematodes from the
Cretaceous that
cannot be
placed in
extant genera. Species: Heydenius...
- ISBNÂ 978-0-12-385027-0. Vance,
Sarah A.; Peckarsky,
Barbara L. (1997). "The
effect of
mermithid parasitism on
predation of
nymphal Baetis bicaudatus (Ephemeroptera) by...
- nest. P.
clarus is
parasitized by the wasp
Aporinellus completus and by
mermithid nematodes. In an
experiment in 2006, P.
clarus showed promise for controlling...
- as an
entomologist in the
Department of
Malaria Research, Bengal. The
mermithid parasite Romanomermis iyengari and the
mosquito species Culex iyengari...
- function.
Other sources suggest a
possible origin in
molecular mimicry.
Mermithid nematodes infect arthropods,
residing in
their haemocoel (circulatory...
- moth eggs.
Other than
insect parasitoids, fungi, bacteria,
viruses and
mermithid nematodes are also used for
Integrated Pest
Management (IPM).
Split release...
- the most
reliant on
bogong moths as a
source of food. Two
species of
mermithid nematodes parasitise the
bogong moth
during its aestivation: Amphimermis...
-
Heydenius is a
collective group genus of
fossil mermithid nematodes from the
Tertiary period that
cannot be
placed in
extant genera.
Cretacimermis Poinar...
