| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Phasmarhabditis californica Tandingan De Ley et al 2016 | |
Phasmarhabditis californica is a nematode in the family Rhabditidae. It is a lethal facultative parasite of terrestrial gastropods (slugs and snails).
Distribution
First found in invasive slugs in the USA by Tandingan De Ley et al 2016, also known from New Zealand. Carnaghi et al 2017 finds P. california in Ireland, parasitising a slug endemic to Atlantic Europe, Geomalacus maculosus.
References
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Phasmarhabditis californica | |