Aphytis melinus
Aphytis melinus is an internal parasite of the California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii, which is a pest of citrus in California and elsewhere. This wasp drums its antennae against the scale insect to find out if it is healthy, if it is already parasitized, how large it is, etc., to decide how to use this prey. It has four choices : leave the scale to keep searching, feed directly on the scale, use the scale as a host for a male A. melinus, or use the scale for a female A. melinus.
Host Genome
Related Symbionts
1 recordsSymbiont records associated with Aphytis melinus
| Classification | Function | Function Tags | Reference | |
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Candidatus Uzinura diaspidicola
Bacteroidota |
Bacteria
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can provision essential amino acids without a reciprocal bacterial partner |
Nutrient provision
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Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Aphytis melinus
| Run | Platform | Location | Date | BioProject |
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No metagenomes foundNo metagenome records associated with this host species. |
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Amplicon Information
0 recordsAmplicon sequencing data associated with Aphytis melinus
| Run | Classification | Platform | Location | Environment |
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No amplicons foundNo amplicon records associated with this host species. |
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Related Articles
1 recordsResearch articles related to Aphytis melinus
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | DOI |
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Sabree, ZL; Huang, CY; Okusu, A; Moran, NA; Normark, BB
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ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
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2013
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10.1111/1462-2920.12058 |