Panagrolaimus kolymaensis
Appearance
Panagrolaimus kolymaensis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Secernentea |
Order: | Tylenchida |
Family: | Panagrolaimidae |
Genus: | Panagrolaimus |
Species: | P. kolymaensis
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Binomial name | |
Panagrolaimus kolymaensis Shatilovich, Gade, Pippel, Hoffmeyer, Tchesunov, Stevens, Winkler, Hughes, Traikov, Hiller, Rivkina, Schiffer, Myers & Kurzchalia, 2023
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Panagrolaimus kolymaensis is a species of nematode.
The species was named after the Kolyma River in Russia, where the first two specimens were discovered.[1]
In 2023, it was reported that nematodes of the previously undescribed Panagrolaimus kolymaensis were revived after 46,000 years in cryptobiosis.[2][3] However, a number of scientists expressed skepticism regarding the accuracy of the age analysis for these worms.[1] Phylogenetic analysis and genome comparison with C. elegans revealed that the species shared mechanisms for cryptobiotic survival.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Bartels, Meghan. "46,000-Year-Old Worm Possibly Revived from Siberian Permafrost". Scientific American. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ a b Shatilovich, Anastasia; Gade, Vamshidhar R.; Pippel, Martin; Hoffmeyer, Tarja T.; Tchesunov, Alexei V.; Stevens, Lewis; Winkler, Sylke; Hughes, Graham M.; Traikov, Sofia; Hiller, Michael; Rivkina, Elizaveta; Schiffer, Philipp H.; Myers, Eugene W.; Kurzchalia, Teymuras V. (2023-07-27). "A novel nematode species from the Siberian permafrost shares adaptive mechanisms for cryptobiotic survival with C. elegans dauer larva". PLOS Genetics. 19 (7): e1010798. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1010798. ISSN 1553-7404. PMC 10374039. PMID 37498820.
- ^ a b Martínez-Juarez, Pablo (2023-07-31). "Hemos descongelado gusanos que llevaban 46.000 años en permafost y los hemos puesto a reproducirse. No lo parece, pero es una buena noticia". Xataka (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-08.