Phasmarhabditis californica

Phasmarhabditis californica is a nematode in the family Rhabditidae. It is a lethal facultative parasite of terrestrial gastropods (slugs and snails).[1]

Phasmarhabditis californica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Rhabditidae
Genus: Phasmarhabditis
Species:
P. californica
Binomial name
Phasmarhabditis californica
Tandingan De Ley et al 2016[1]

Distribution

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First found in invasive slugs in the USA by Tandingan De Ley et al 2016,[1] also known from New Zealand. Carnaghi et al 2017 finds P. california in Ireland, parasitising a slug endemic to Atlantic Europe, Geomalacus maculosus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Tandingan De Ley, Irma; Holovachov, Oleksandr; Mc Donnell, Rory J.; Bert, Wim; Paine, Timothy D.; De Ley, Paul (2016). "Description of Phasmarhabditis californica n. sp. and first report of P. papillosa (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) from invasive slugs in the USA". Nematology. 18 (2). Brill: 175–193. doi:10.1163/15685411-00002952. ISSN 1388-5545.
  2. ^ Rae, Robbie (2017). "Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita – a new model to study the genetic evolution of parasitism" (PDF). Nematology. 19 (4). Brill: 375–387. doi:10.1163/15685411-00003053. ISSN 1388-5545.