New record of a parasitoid worm (Mermithidae, Nematoda) in a spider of the genus Trochosa (Lycosidae)

Abstract

A nematode from the family Mermithidae (Nematoda) was recorded parasitizing a spider of the genus Trochosa. The subadult Trochosa-female was found in a semi-dry calcareous grassland in the valley Leutratal, south of the city of Jena, Thuringia, Germany.

Keywords

• wolf spider
• mermithid worm
• parasitism