Steinernema hermaphroditum
| Steinernema hermaphroditum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Steinernematidae |
| Genus: | Steinernema |
| Species: | S. hermaphroditum
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| Binomial name | |
| Steinernema hermaphroditum Stock, Griffin & Chaerai, 2004
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Steinernema hermaphroditum is a species of nematodes in the Steinernematidae family.[1]
It was the first steinernematid reported to be able to self fertilize.[2][3] The species has been classified as androdioecious.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Steinernema hermaphroditum" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Nguyen, Khuong; Hunt, David (2007-09-30). Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Systematics, Phylogeny and Bacterial Symbionts. BRILL. p. 320. ISBN 978-90-474-2239-6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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