Mermis is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Mermithidae.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

At least 11 species currently belong to the genus:

  • Mermis athysanota Steiner, 1921
  • Mermis changodudus Poinar, Rémillet & Van Waerebeke, 1978
  • Mermis gigantea Artyukovsky & Lisikova, 1977
  • Mermis kenyensis Baylis, 1944
  • Mermis mirabilis von Linstow, 1903
  • Mermis nigrescens Dujardin, 1842
  • Mermis papillus Gafurov, 1982
  • Mermis paranigrescens Rubzov, 1976
  • Mermis quirindiensis Baker & Poinar, 1986
  • Mermis savaiiensis Orton Williams, 1984
  • Mermis xianensis Xu & Bao, 1995