Enoplea - Mermithida - Mermithidae
Full reference: G. O. Poinar. 2017. A mermithid nematode, Cretacimermis aphidophilus sp. n. (Nematoda: Mermithidae), parasitising an aphid (Hemiptera: Burmitaphididae) in Myanmar amber: a 100 million year association. Nematology 19:509-513
Belongs to Cretacimermis according to C. H. Luo et al. 2023
See also Poinar 2017
Sister taxa: Cretacimermis adelphe, Cretacimermis calypta, Cretacimermis cecidomyiae, Cretacimermis chironomae, Cretacimermis directa, Cretacimermis dolor, Cretacimermis incredibilis, Cretacimermis libani, Cretacimermis longa, Cretacimermis manicapsoci, Cretacimermis perforissi, Cretacimermis protus, Cretacimermis psoci
Type specimen: Poinar B-N-7. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin Amber (Poinar collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin Amber (Poinar collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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