Natural infections and distributions of parasitic mermithids (Nematoda: Mermithidae) infecting larval black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in tropical streams of Malaysia

• Main Authors: Emmanuel Y.Lourdes, ZubaidahYa'cob, Van LunLow, NoorIzwan-Anas, Mohd Saiful Mansor, Mahadimenakbar M. Dawood, Hiroyuki Takaokaa, Peter H. Adler
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2022
• Subjects: QE1-996.5 Geology; QL1-991 Zoology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32637/1/Natural%20infections%20and%20distributions%20of%20parasitic%20mermithids%20%28Nematoda.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32637/2/Natural%20infections%20and%20distributions%20of%20parasitic%20mermithids%20%28Nematoda1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32637/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X22000845?casa_token=zohPtYxSVLMAAAAA:Nlc4t0ENbQNXQIkp3sQDLioDRu_NtxYsL3IAlGnMqVqKaNUlVl_mxXmbM-KtEonbM1O9ck-4dYg; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106386

Mermithids are parasites of black flies that cause host mortality along with physical and behavioural changes in infected hosts. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the distribution of mermithids infecting black fly larvae and the factors that influence these distributions in Asia, including Ma...