Diploscapter pachys
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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
[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]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
[edit]- Schwarz, Erich M. (2017). "Evolution: A Parthenogenetic Nematode Shows How Animals Become Sexless". Dispatches. Current Biology. 27 (19): R1064–R1066. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.040. PMID 29017041.