Myrmeconema neotropicum
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Myrmeconema neotropicum is a tetradonematid nematode parasite. It appears to induce fruit mimicry in the tropical ant. Presently the only known host species is Cephalotes atratus, a South American ant with a black abdomen. Upon infection, the gaster, or bulbous hindmost region of the abdomen, resembles one of the many red berries found in tropical forest canopies.
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Myrmeconema neotropicum | |
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Cephalotes atratus ant infected with Myrmeconema neotropicum showing swollen red gaster | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Enoplea |
Order: | Mermithida |
Family: | Tetradonematidae |
Genus: | Myrmeconema |
Species: | M. neotropicum |
Binomial name | |
Myrmeconema neotropicum Poinar & Yanoviak, 2008 | |
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