Heleidomermis

 

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Mermithoidea
Mermithidae

Heleidomermis Rubzov, 1970

The genus includes some of the earliest fossil mermithids, including Heleidomermis libani, discovered in Lebanese amber coiled in the abdomenof its fossilized insect host, an adult biting midge.

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Described from the abdomen of its fossilized insect host, an adult biting midge (Diptera) in Lebanese amber (early Cretaceous, about 120-135 million years ago) (Poinar et al., 1994).

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Parasites of biting midges, Culicoides.

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Population regulation of mosquitoes and other host species.

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References:

 

Ferris, H. 2007. Stichosomida. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. http://accesscience.com/abstract.aspx?id=757377&referURL=http%3a%2f%2faccesscience.com%2fcontent.aspx%3fid%3d757377

Lee, D.L. 2002. Life cycles. Pp 61-72 in Lee, D.L. (ed.). The Biology of Nematodes.Taylor and Francis, London and NY. 635p.

Poinar, G.O. 1983. The Natural History of Nematodes. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs. 323p.

Poinar, G.O., Acra, A., Acra, F. 1994. Earliest fossil nematode (Mermithidae) in cretaceous Lebanese amber. Fundam. appl. Nematology 17:475-477.

Rubzov, I.A. 1970. [A new species and genus of mermithids from biting midges] In  Novye I maloizvestnye vide foemyi Sibiri ,SO izd. Nauka, Novosibirsk 3:94-101

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Revised: October 24, 2024.