| Mermis nigrescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Enoplea |
| Order: | Mermithida |
| Family: | Mermithidae |
| Genus: | Mermis |
| Species: | M. nigrescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Mermis nigrescens Dujardin, 1842
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Mermis nigrescens is a species of nematode known commonly as the grasshopper nematode.[1][2] It is distributed in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It occurs in Tasmania, but it has not been observed on mainland Australia. It has been rarely observed in Africa.[1] It is a parasite of insects, especially grasshoppers.[1]
- ^ a b c Capinera, J. Grasshopper nematode, Mermis nigrescens. EENY-500. University of Florida, IFAS. 2011.
- ^ Cranshaw, W. Weird Worms: Horsehair Worm and the Grasshopper Nematode. Colorado State University Extension. 2008. Revised 2013.