Clonopsis gallica
Clonopsis gallica,[1] the French stick insect, is a stick insect species in the genus Clonopsis. It has been recorded from: Croatia, France (including Corsica), Jersey, Italy (including Sicily, Sardinia and most of the minor islands) Portugal (including Azores), Spain (including Majorca), Madeira, Tenerife and North-Western Africa.[2]
Clonopsis gallica | |
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Clonopsis gallica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Bacillidae |
Genus: | Clonopsis |
Species: | C. gallica |
Binomial name | |
Clonopsis gallica (Charpentier, 1825) | |
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This species is a stable, obligate parthenogen.[3]
References
- Charpentier T de (1825) De Orthopteris Europaeis. Horae Entomologicae. 94.
- Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 6 October 2019
- The Clonopsis gallica puzzle: Mendelian species, polyploid parthenogens with karyotype re-diploidization and clonal androgens in Moroccan stick insects (Phasmida). L. Milani, V. Scali and M. Passamonti, Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, May 2009, Volume 47, Issue 2, pages 132–140, doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2008.00489.x
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