First report of a mermithid nematode (Enoplea: Mermithida) parasitizing the crab spider Heriaeus spinipalpus (Araneae: Thomisidae)

Abstract

In this short paper, details about the observation of a juvenile mermithid roundworm parasitizing the crab spider Heriaeus spinipalpus are presented. The morphology of both organisms is briefly discussed. This is the first record of nematode parasitism in spiders of the genus Heriaeus.