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Dactylopius opuntiae

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Dactylopiidae

Genus

Dactylopius

Dactylopius opuntiae

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Dactylopius opuntiae, also known as the prickly pear cochineal, is a species of scale insect in the family Dactylopiidae.

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Symbiont records associated with Dactylopius opuntiae

	Classification	Function	Function Tags	Reference
Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum Pseudomonadota	Bacteria	compensate for the nitrogen deficiency in the cochineal diet. In addition, this symbiont may provide essential amino acids, recycle uric acid, and in…	Nitrogen fixation Nutrient provision
Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum Pseudomonadota	Bacteria	-

Metagenome Information

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Metagenome sequencing data associated with Dactylopius opuntiae

Run	Platform	Location	Date	BioProject
SRR12513816 WGS	ILLUMINA Illumina HiSeq 2500	Mexico 18.990361 N 99.117389 W	2017-05	PRJNA658782

Amplicon Information

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Amplicon sequencing data associated with Dactylopius opuntiae

Run	Classification	Platform	Location	Environment
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Research articles related to Dactylopius opuntiae

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