| Cretacimermis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Enoplea |
| Order: | Mermithida |
| Family: | Mermithidae |
| Genus: | † Cretacimermis Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 [1] |
| Species | |
See text | |
| Synonyms | |
CretacimermisPoinar, 2001 (invalidly established) [2] Contents | |
Cretacimermis is a collective group genus of fossil mermithid nematodes from the Cretaceous that cannot be placed in extant genera. [3]
Species: [1]
| Scientific name | Age | Type locality | Country | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cretacimermis adelpheLuo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber |  Myanmar | Dermaptera | |
| Cretacimermis aphidophilusPoinar, 2017 [4] | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Caulinus burmitis Poinar & Brown, 2005 (Hemiptera, Burmitaphididae) | |
| Cretacimermis calyptaLuo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Burmaphlebia reifi Bechly & Poinar, 2013 (Odonata, Burmaphlebiidae) | |
| Cretacimermis cecidomyiaeLuo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Diptera, Cecidomyiidae | |
| Cretacimermis chironomaePoinar, 2011 [3] | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Diptera, Chironomidae | |
| Cretacimermis directaLuo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Orthoptera, Grylloidea | |
| Cretacimermis dolorFang, Poinar & Luo in Fang et al., 2024 [5] | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Araneae, Haplogynae, Segestriidae? | |
| Cretacimermis incredibilisLuo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Archaeognatha | |
| Cretacimermis libani(Poinar et al., 1994) Poinar, 2001 [2] [6] | Early Cretaceous (Barremian) | Lebanese amber |  Lebanon | Diptera, Chironomidae | Originally named Heleidomermis libaniPoinar et al., 1994. |
| Cretacimermis longaLuo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Blattodea, Mesoblattinidae | |
| Cretacimermis manicapsociLuo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Psocodea, Manicapsocidae | |
| Cretacimermis perforissiLuo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Hemiptera, Perforissidae | |
| Cretacimermis protusPoinar & Buckley, 2006 [7] | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Diptera, Ceratopogonidae | |
| Cretacimermis psociLuo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | Myanmar | Psocodea, Compsocidae |
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