出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/04/05 06:32 UTC 版)
A mermithergate is an ant worker that has a changed appearance as a result of a nematode infection. The word was coined by William M. Wheeler in 1910. It is a combination of the nematode genus Mermis, for which Wheeler first described the phenomenon, and ergate, which means ant worker. Infected females (queens) are called mermithogynes.