Parasitization of a huntsman spider (Arachnida: Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropoda venatoria) by a mermithid nematode (Nematoda: Mermithidae)

Sachin P. Ranade, Vibhu Prakash
2016 Journal of Threatened Taxa  
The emergence of a mermithid worm from a huntsman spider Heteropoda venatoria was witnessed at Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal. It appears to be a first record of the spider family Sparassidae serving as a host for a member of the family Mermithidae.
doi:10.11609/jott.3105.8.13.9595-9596 fatcat:bppeb246nrbrtglvemr5flu7iq