Phasmarhabditis californica | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Rhabditidae |
Genus: | Phasmarhabditis |
Phasmarhabditis (Greek: Phasma = (φάσμα (phantom); rhabditis = (ῥάβδος (rod-like)) is a genus of bacterial-feeding nematodes which are facultative parasites whose primary hosts are terrestrial gastropods (slugs and snails). [1] The name comes from Greek: Phasma- (φάσμα (phantom); rhabditis = rod-like (ῥάβδος (rhabdos). The genus is made up of 18 species (as of 2023) [2] including P. hermaphrodita, [1] P. californica, [3] [4] P. neopapillosa, [5] P. papillosa, [3] P. apuliae, [4] P. bohemica, [6] P. bonaquaense, [7] P. huizhouensis, [8] P. nidrosiensis, [8] P. valida [8] and P. tawfiki. [9]
Phasmarhabditis californica | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Rhabditidae |
Genus: | Phasmarhabditis |
Phasmarhabditis (Greek: Phasma = (φάσμα (phantom); rhabditis = (ῥάβδος (rod-like)) is a genus of bacterial-feeding nematodes which are facultative parasites whose primary hosts are terrestrial gastropods (slugs and snails). [1] The name comes from Greek: Phasma- (φάσμα (phantom); rhabditis = rod-like (ῥάβδος (rhabdos). The genus is made up of 18 species (as of 2023) [2] including P. hermaphrodita, [1] P. californica, [3] [4] P. neopapillosa, [5] P. papillosa, [3] P. apuliae, [4] P. bohemica, [6] P. bonaquaense, [7] P. huizhouensis, [8] P. nidrosiensis, [8] P. valida [8] and P. tawfiki. [9]