Tetramorium tsushimae
| Tetramorium tsushimae | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. tsushimae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetramorium tsushimae Emery, 1925 | |
Tetramorium tsushimae, the Japanese pavement ant, is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.[1][2][3][4]
Genomics
A chromosome-level genome assembly of Tetramorium tsushimae was published in 2026, providing the first reference genome for the species. The genome is approximately 259.2 Mb in size and comprises 13 chromosomes. The assembly has a BUSCO completeness of 98.4% and contains 34,352 predicted protein-coding genes.[5]
References
- ↑ "Tetramorium tsushimae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Tetramorium tsushimae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Tetramorium tsushimae species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ Gokulanathan, Anandapadmanaban; Na, Sol-Moon; Suh, Soo-Jung (2026-05-16). "A chromosome-level genome assembly of the native populations of the Japanese pavement ant, Tetramorium tsushimae Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07426-6. PMID 42143031.
Further reading
- Bolton, B. (2016). "Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (PDF). unpublished communication. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
Media related to Tetramorium tsushimae at Wikimedia Commons