Cretacimermis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mermithida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Cycloneuralia Cladus: Nematoida Phylum: Nematoda Classis: Enoplea Subclassis: Dorylaimia Ordo: Mermithida

Familia: Mermithidae
Genus (collective group): †Cretacimermis
Species: †C. adelphe – †C. aphidophilus – †C. calypta – †C. cecidomyiae – †C. chironomae – †C. cimicis – †C. directa – †C. incredibilis – †C. libani – †C. longa – †C. manicapsoci – †C. protus – †C. psoci

Name

Cretacimermis Poinar in Luo et al., 2023

Type species: None. (see ICZN Article 42.3.1).

Synonyms

• Cretacimermis Poinar, 2001: 262 (invalidly established)

References

Primary references

• Luo, C., Poinar, G.O., Xu, C., Zhuo, D., Jarzembowski, E.A. & Wang, B. 2023. Widespread mermithid nematode parasitism of Cretaceous insects. eLife 12: e86283 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.86283 . Reference page. 
• Poinar, G.O. Jr. 2001. Nematoda and Nematomorpha. Pp. 255–295. In: Thorp, J.H. & Covich, A.P. (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates (2nd ed.). New York, NY, USA: Academic Press. DOI: 10.1016/B978-012690647-9/50010-7 .

Additional references

• Poinar Jr., G.O. 2011. The Evolutionary History of Nematodes - As Revealed in Stone, Amber and Mummies. Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Volume 9. Brill, Leiden-Boston. ISBN 978-90-04-17521-1. DOI: 10.1163/9789047428664 . Google Books.
• Poinar, G.O., Jr. 2017. A mermithid nematode, Cretacimermis aphidophilus sp. n. (Nematoda: Mermithidae), parasitising an aphid (Hemiptera: Burmitaphididae) in Myanmar amber: a 100 million year association. Nematology 19(5): 509–513. DOI: 10.1163/15685411-00003063 .
• Poinar, G.O., Jr., Acra, A. & Acra, F. 1994. Earliest fossil nematode (Mermithidae) in Cretaceous Lebanese amber. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 17: 475–477. PDF. Reference page.