Aranimermis giganteus is the largest known species of Mermithidae and often infects the mygalomorph spiders of New Zealand.[1]

Aranimermis giganteus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Mermithida
Family: Mermithidae
Genus: Aranimermis
Species:
A. giganteus
Binomial name
Aranimermis giganteus
Poinar & Early, 1990

Taxonomy

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Aranimermis giganteus was described in 1990 from samples collected from parasitized spiders caught in traps.[1]

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