''Diploscapter pachys'' is a species of
nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant- parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a bro ...
.
Taxonomy
This species was
described by G. Steiner in 1942. Its
type locality is
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County. By population, it is the second-largest city in Kentucky and 57th-largest city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 28th-largest ...
and its
type host
In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes the ...
is ''
Hoya carnosa''.
The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bo ...
''pachys'' comes from the Greek ' meaning "thick".
Description
Steiner described its size as "very small but remarkably plump". The female's total length is .
Males of this species have not been observed; this species reproduces asexually.
Genetics
A 2017 genetic study showed this species only has one chromosome pair, which resulted from the fusion of six pairs.
References
Further reading
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Rhabditidae
Nematodes described in 1942