Mermithida
Encyclopedia
Mermithida is an order
of nematode
worms. The order includes two families, and most members are endoparasites on arthropods. The morphological characteristic of the order is the presence of a stichosome.
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
of nematode
Nematode
The nematodes or roundworms are the most diverse phylum of pseudocoelomates, and one of the most diverse of all animals. Nematode species are very difficult to distinguish; over 28,000 have been described, of which over 16,000 are parasitic. It has been estimated that the total number of nematode...
worms. The order includes two families, and most members are endoparasites on arthropods. The morphological characteristic of the order is the presence of a stichosome.