Mermis

Translingual

Mermis nigrescens

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μέρμις (mérmis, “rope”)

Proper noun

Mermis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mermithidae – the grasshopper nematode.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Enoplea - class; Dorylaima - subclass; Mermithida - order; Mermithidae - family; Mermithinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mermis nigrescens - sole accepted species

References

• Mermis nigrescens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mermis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mermis nigrescens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mermis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Mermis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.