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Steinernema hermaphroditum

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Species of nematodes

Steinernema hermaphroditum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Steinernematidae
Genus: Steinernema
Species: S. hermaphroditum
Binomial name
Steinernema hermaphroditum
Stock, Griffin & Chaerai, 2004

Steinernema hermaphroditum is a species of nematodes in the Steinernematidae family.

It was the first steinernematid reported to be able to self fertilize. The species has been classified as androdioecious.

References

  1. "Steinernema hermaphroditum". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  2. Nguyen, Khuong; Hunt, David (2007-09-30). Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Systematics, Phylogeny and Bacterial Symbionts. BRILL. p. 320. ISBN 978-90-474-2239-6.
  3. Stock, S. Patricia; Griffin, Christine T.; Chaerani, Rani (2004-01-01). "Morphological and molecular characterisation of Steinernema hermaphroditum n. sp. (Nematoda: Steinernematidae), an entomopathogenic nematode from Indonesia, and its phylogenetic relationships with other members of the genus". Nematology. 6 (3): 401–412. doi:10.1163/1568541042360555. ISSN 1388-5545.
  4. Weeks, Stephen C. (2012). "The Role of Androdioecy and Gynodioecy in Mediating Evolutionary Transitions Between Dioecy and Hermaphroditism in the Animalia". Evolution. 66 (12): 3670–3686. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01714.x. ISSN 1558-5646. PMID 23206127.
Taxon identifiers
Steinernema hermaphroditum
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