Diploscapter pachys

Diploscapter pachys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Rhabditidae
Genus: Diploscapter
Species:
D. pachys
Binomial name
Diploscapter pachys
Steiner, 1942

Diploscapter pachys is a species of nematode.

Taxonomy[edit]

This species was described by G. Steiner in 1942. Its type locality is Lexington, Kentucky and its type host is Hoya carnosa.[1]

The specific epithet pachys comes from the Greek παχύς pakhús meaning "thick".

Description[edit]

Steiner described its size as "very small but remarkably plump". The female's total length is .31–.41 millimetres (0.012–0.016 in).[1]

Males of this species have not been observed; this species reproduces asexually.[2]

Genetics[edit]

A 2017 genetic study showed this species only has one chromosome pair, which resulted from the fusion of six pairs.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Steiner, G. (1942). "Opuscula miscellanea nematologica. IX" (PDF). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 9 (1): 32–34. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b Fradin, Hélène; Kiontke, Karin; Zegar, Charles; Gutwein, Michelle; Lucas, Jessica; Kovtun, Mikhail; Corcoran, David L.; Baugh, L. Ryan; Fitch, David H.A.; Piano, Fabio; Gunsalus, Kristin C. (2017). "Genome Architecture and Evolution of a Unichromosomal Asexual Nematode". Current Biology. 27 (19): 2928–2939. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.038. PMC 5659720. PMID 28943090.

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