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