Oryctes rhinoceros

coconut rhinoceros beetle, Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, and coconut palm rhinoceros beetle

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Scarabaeidae

Genus

Oryctes
20 Symbionts
Associated
1 Metagenomes
Sequenced
1 Amplicons
Available
Oryctes rhinoceros
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Oryctes rhinoceros, also known as coconut rhinoceros beetle, Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, and coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, is a large species of beetle , belonging to the rhinoceros beetles subfamily Dynastinae. Oryctes rhinoceros attacks coconut palms and other palms such as the economically important oil palm. It can cause serious damage to the developing fronds up to death of the palm. The beetle breeds in decaying palm trunks or other organic matter like sawdust or compost heaps.

Host Genome

No genome information available

Related Symbionts

20 records

Symbiont records associated with Oryctes rhinoceros

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Bacteria

The gut bacteria microbiome (as revealed by Amplicon data) suggests a digestive symbiosis role, containing microbes with potential for plant cell wal…
plant biomass digestion
Bacteria

The gut bacteria (as revealed by Metagenome data) suggests a digestive symbiosis role, containing microbes with potential for plant cell wall degrada…
plant biomass digestion
Bacteria

Streptomyces costaricanus NBRC 1NoneNone773 or S. murinus NBRC 148None2 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Fungi

Candida xylanilytica KU-Xn11T is capable of extracellular cellulase production in Oryctes rhinoceros.
cellulose hydrolysis
Enterobacteriaceae

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

Enterobacteriaceae family members produce cellulases under certain conditions in Oryctes rhinoceros.
cellulose hydrolysis
Bacteria

Citrobacter koseri LMG 5519 is associated with insect digestive tracts in Oryctes rhinoceros.
digestive enzymes
Bacteria

Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 provides symbiotic digestive functions to Oryctes rhinoceros.
digestive enzymes
Bacteria

Staphylococcus epidermidis NBRC 1NoneNone911 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Bacteria

Pseudomonas citronellolis NBRC 1None3None43 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Bacteria

Bacillus proteolyticus MCCC 1ANoneNone365 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Bacteria

Diaphorobacter aerolatus 86None4S-37 like is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Bacteria

Klebsiella pneuomoniae DSM 3None1None4 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Bacteria

Lactococcus lactis NBRC 1NoneNone933 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Bacteria

Lysinibacillus fusiformis NBRC 15717 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Bacteria

Comamonas nitrativorans 2331None is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Bacteria

Kluyvera georgiana ATCC 516None3 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Bacteria

Staphylococcus hominis GTC 1228 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Fungi

Candida tropicalis ATCC 75None is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Fungi

Trichoderma virens DAOM 164916 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
Bacteria

Bacillus toyonensis BCT-7112 is a gut microbe in Oryctes rhinoceros.
other
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Metagenome Information

1 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Oryctes rhinoceros

Run Platform Location Date BioProject
ILLUMINA

Illumina NovaSeq 6000

Taiwan

22.3927 N 120.335 E
2022/7/20
 PRJNA997560

Amplicon Information

1 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Oryctes rhinoceros

Run Classification Platform Location Environment
SRR21053560

AMPLICON
16S and ITS
-
Kenya

1.13 S 36.53 E
ENVO:02000022

ENVO:00002003

Related Articles

2 records

Research articles related to Oryctes rhinoceros

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Coconut rhinoceros beetle digestive symbiosis with potential plant cell wall degrading microbes
Han, CJ; Cheng, CH; Yeh, TF; Pauchet, Y; Shelomi, M
NPJ BIOFILMS AND MICROBIOMES
2024
 10.1038/s41522-024-00505-9
Culturing-Enriched Metabarcoding Analysis of the Oryctes rhinoceros Gut Microbiome
Shelomi, M; Chen, MJ
Insects
2020
 10.3390/insects11110782