Pogonomyrmex colei is a species of workerless inquiline ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae native to California, Nevada, and Arizona that parasitizes Pogonomyrmex rugosus nests.[1][2][3]
| Pogonomyrmex colei | |
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| P. colei alate queen from Nevada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Pogonomyrmex |
| Species: | P. colei
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| Binomial name | |
| Pogonomyrmex colei Snelling, 1982
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Biology
editThe genome of Pogonomyrmex colei was sequenced for a study examining how this and other parasitic ants with no worker caste may have altered their genome to arrive at a workerless state. In comparison to ants with a full complement of castes, there appeared to be no loss of genes in the parasitic ants. This suggests regulatory differences and not sequence differences predominate in gains and losses of castes.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Pogonomyrmex colei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17881A7613361. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17881A7613361.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Pogonomyrmex colei". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Pogonomyrmex colei". AntWiki. antwiki.org. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Pogonomyrmex colei - AntWiki". www.antwiki.org. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
External links
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