Romanomermis culicivorax

 

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Rev 10/23/2024

  Classification Hosts
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

Enoplea
Dorylaimia
      Mermithida
Mermithina
Mermithoidea
Mermithidae

Romanomermis culicivorax Ross & Smith 1976

  A species of parasites of mosquito larvae in aquatic environments; inportant in biological control of the host.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Female:

 

 

Male:


Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

 

 
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Distribution:

 

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Feeding:

Endoparasitic in insect (mosquito) larvae .Nutrient uptake from the insect hemolymph is through a very thin cuticle, perhaps enhanced by narrow diameter pores. Interestingly, the epidermal cells adjacent to the cuticle have their absorptive surface area increased buy outwardly directed microvilli (Poinar and Hess, 1977; Munn and Munn, 2002).

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Biology and Ecology:

 

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Life Cycle:

 

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters
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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Population regulation of mosquitus and other host species.

 

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Management:

 

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References:

De Ley, P. and Blaxter, M. 2002. Systematic position and phylogeny. Pp 1-30 in Lee, D.L. (ed.). The Biology of Nematodes. Taylor and Francis, London and NY. 635p.

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.

Munn, E.A and Munn, P.D. 2002. Feeding and digestion. Pp 211-232 in Lee, D.L. (ed.).The Biology of Nematodes. Taylor and Francis, London and NY. 635p.

Poinar, G.O. and Hess, R. 1977. Romanomermis culicivorax: morphological evidence of transcuticular uptake. Experimental Parasitology 42:27-33.

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

 

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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: October 23, 2024.