Biology:Diploscapter pachys
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Short description: Species of roundworm
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Rhabditidae |
| Genus: | Diploscapter |
| Species: | D. pachys
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| Binomial name | |
| Diploscapter pachys Steiner, 1942
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Diploscapter pachys is a species of nematode.
Taxonomy
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
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
A 2017 genetic study showed this species only has one chromosome pair, which resulted from the fusion of six pairs.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steiner, G. (1942). "Opuscula miscellanea nematologica. IX". Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 9 (1): 32–34. http://science.peru.edu/COPA/ProcHelmSocWash_V9_N1_1942I.pdf#page=34.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fradin, Hélène; Kiontke, Karin; Zegar, Charles; Gutwein, Michelle; Lucas, Jessica; Kovtun, Mikhail; Corcoran, David L.; Baugh, L. Ryan et al. (2017). "Genome Architecture and Evolution of a Unichromosomal Asexual Nematode". Current Biology 27 (19): 2928–2939. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.038.
Further reading
- Schwarz, Erich M. (2017). "Evolution: A Parthenogenetic Nematode Shows How Animals Become Sexless". Current Biology 27 (19): R1064–R1066. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.040.
Wikidata ☰ Q5266149 entry
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