''Diploscapter'' is a genus of nematodes in the family

Rhabditidae The Rhabditidae are a family of nematodes which includes the model organism A model organism is a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena, with the expectation that discoveries made in t ...

Phylogenetic studies

The genus ''Diploscapter'' groups with the genera ''

Protorhabditis ''Protorhabditis'' is a genus of nematodes in the family Rhabditidae. Phylogenetic studies The analysis of sequences of three nuclear genes shows that the ''Protorhabditis'', '' Diploscapter'' and ''Prodontorhabditis'' genera group together t ...

'' and '' Prodontorhabditis'' to form the 'Protorhabditis' group, the sister group of the ''

Caenorhabditis ''Caenorhabditis'' is a genus of nematodes which live in bacteria-rich environments like compost piles, decaying dead animals and rotting fruit. The name comes from Greek: caeno- ( () = new, recent); rhabditis = rod-like ( () = rod, wand). The ...

'' species, all included in the 'Eurhabditis' group of

genera.The phylogenetic relationships of ''Caenorhabditis'' and other rhabditids. Karin Kiontke and David H. A. Fitch, Wormbook, 2005,

References

* Potential role of Diploscapter sp. strain LKC25, a bacterivorous nematode from soil, as a vector of food-borne pathogenic bacteria to preharvest fruits and vegetables. DS Gibbs, GL Anderson, LR Beuchat, LK Carta… - Applied and environmental …, 2005 * Diploscapter coronata as a facultative parasite of man, with a general review of vertebrate parasitism by rhabditoid worms. AC Chandler - Parasitology, 1938 * Postembryonic development and reproduction in Diploscapter coronata (Nematoda: Rhabditidae). HC HECHLER - Proceedings of the helminthological Society of …, 1968

External links

* Rhabditidae Rhabditida genera {{Rhabditida-stub