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
This species was
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ PMID 28943090.
Further reading
- Schwarz, Erich M. (2017). "Evolution: A Parthenogenetic Nematode Shows How Animals Become Sexless". Dispatches. Current Biology. 27 (19): R1064–R1066. PMID 29017041.