Cretacimermis is a collective group genus of fossil mermithid nematodes from the Cretaceous that cannot be placed in extant genera.
Species Species:
Scientific name Age Type locality Country Host Notes Cretacimermis adelphe Luo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Dermaptera Cretacimermis aphidophilus Poinar, 2017 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Caulinus burmitis Poinar & Brown, 2005(Hemiptera, Burmitaphididae) Cretacimermis calypta Luo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Burmaphlebia reifi Bechly & Poinar, 2013(Odonata, Burmaphlebiidae) Cretacimermis cecidomyiae Luo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Diptera, Cecidomyiidae Cretacimermis chironomae Poinar, 2011 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Diptera, Chironomidae Cretacimermis directa Luo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Orthoptera, Grylloidea Cretacimermis dolor Fang, Poinar & Luo in Fang et al., 2024 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Araneae, Haplogynae, Segestriidae? Cretacimermis incredibilis Luo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Archaeognatha Cretacimermis libani (Poinar et al., 1994) Poinar, 2001 Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Lebanese amber Diptera, Chironomidae Originally named Heleidomermis libani Poinar et al., 1994. Cretacimermis longa Luo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Blattodea, Mesoblattinidae Cretacimermis manicapsoci Luo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Psocodea, Manicapsocidae Cretacimermis perforissi Luo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Hemiptera, Perforissidae Cretacimermis protus Poinar & Buckley, 2006 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Diptera, Ceratopogonidae Cretacimermis psoci Luo & Poinar in Luo et al., 2023 Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber Psocodea, Compsocidae
See also Heydenius
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