Biology:Aranimermis giganteus

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Short description: Species of roundworm

Aranimermis giganteus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Mermithida
Family: Mermithidae
Genus: Aranimermis
Species:
A. giganteus
Binomial name
Aranimermis giganteus
Poinar & Early, 1990

Aranimermis giganteus is the largest known species of Mermithidae and often infects the mygalomorph spiders of New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

Aranimermis giganteus was described in 1990 from samples collected from parasitized spiders caught in traps.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5234291 entry