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Diploscapter pachys is a species of nematode.
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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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Taxonomy
editThis 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
editSteiner 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
editA 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.