Mermis is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Mermithidae.[1]
Mermis | |
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Mermis nigrescens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Enoplea |
Order: | Mermithida |
Family: | Mermithidae |
Genus: | Mermis Dujardin, 1842 |
Type species | |
Mermis nigrescens Dujardin, 1842
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The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
At least 11 species currently belong to the genus:[2]