Amphimermis

 

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      Mermithida
Mermithina
Mermithoidea
Mermithidae

Amphimermis Kaburaki & Imamura, 1932

Type species of the genus: Amphimermis zuimushi Kaburaki & Imamura, 1932

    Synonyms:

Complexomermis Filipjev, 1934  

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Ref: Baker and Poinar, 1994

Females:

  • Vagina elongated, S-shaped, strongly muscularized, often with vulval flap.
  • Preparasites do not amputate tail and have extremely high mobility.
  • Eggs numerous, medium-sized, without byssi. .

Males:

  • Two long, twisted spicules.
  • Genital papillae in three rows, medial row bifurcates around genital opening.
  • (Twisted spicules are a charactyeristic of the genus)
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Distribution:

 

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Feeding:

Species of the genus Amphimermis have been describe parasitizing grasshoppers, damselflies and dragonflies (Rusconi et al., 2020).

 

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References:

Baker, G.L.,  Poinar Jr, G.O. 1994. Studies on the genus Amphimermis (Nematoda : Mermithidae) : five new species, including four from Orthoptera in southeastern Australia. Fundam. appl. Nematol. 17: 303-321.

Ferris, H. 2007. Stichosomida. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. http://accesscience.com/abstract.aspx

Kaburaki, T., Imamura, S. 1932. A new mermithid worm parasitic in the rice borer with notes on its life history and habits. Proc. imp. Acad. Japan, 8:109-112.

Rusconi, J.M., Di Battista, C., Balcazar, D., Rosales, M., Achinelly, M.F. 2020. Amphimermis enzoni n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizing damselflies and dragonflies in Argentina. J. Nematology DOI: 10.21307/jofnem-2020-051

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