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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Rhabditidae |
| Genus: | Phasmarhabditis |
| Species: | P. californica
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| Binomial name | |
| Phasmarhabditis californica Tandingan De Ley et al 2016[1]
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Distribution
editFirst 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.