Cretacimermis chironomae Poinar 2011 (roundworm)

Enoplea - Mermithida - Mermithidae

Full reference: G. O. Poinar. 2011. The Evolutionary History of Nematodes: As Revealed in Stone, Amber and Mummies 1-429

Belongs to Cretacimermis according to C. H. Luo and G. O. Poinar 2023

See also Poinar 2011

Sister taxa: Cretacimermis adelphe, Cretacimermis aphidophilus, Cretacimermis calypta, Cretacimermis cecidomyiae, Cretacimermis directa, Cretacimermis dolor, Cretacimermis incredibilis, Cretacimermis libani, Cretacimermis longa, Cretacimermis manicapsoci, Cretacimermis perforissi, Cretacimermis protus, Cretacimermis psoci

Type specimen: AMNH Bu-320. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (AMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Myanmar (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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