Enoplea - Mermithida - Mermithidae
Alternative combination: Heleidomermis libani
Full reference: G. P. Poinar, A. Acra, and F. Acra. 1994. Earliest fossil nematode (Mermithidae) in Cretaceous Lebanese amber. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 17:475-477
Belongs to Cretacimermis according to C. H. Luo et al. 2023
See also Poinar 2011 and Poinar et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Cretacimermis adelphe, Cretacimermis aphidophilus, Cretacimermis calypta, Cretacimermis cecidomyiae, Cretacimermis chironomae, Cretacimermis directa, Cretacimermis dolor, Cretacimermis incredibilis, Cretacimermis longa, Cretacimermis manicapsoci, Cretacimermis perforissi, Cretacimermis protus, Cretacimermis psoci
Type specimen: Acra JS 404
Distribution: found only at Lebanese amber, Jezzine (AMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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