A new mermithid nematode in imagos of Cladopelma collator (Townes) (Diptera: Chironomidae) eclosing from waterways in northern Minnesota.
Octomyomermis connellyi n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) is described from the hemocoel of male and female imagos of Cladopelma collator (Townes) eclosing from Lake Ozawindib and from Gulsvig Landing in the upper Mississippi River in northern Minnesota. The species is distinguished from the other species in the genus. Included is a list of the other 9 adequately described members of the genus Octomyomermis that have been reported from the United States (California and Minnesota), Argentina, Russia, and Zambia. Bionomics and anomalies of the new species are addressed.
Johnson
Arthur A
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Biology Department, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas 72032, USA. amjohnson@conwaycorp.net
D000818:Animals; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D008297:Male; D008632:Mermithoidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008910:Minnesota