Zootermopsis

TaxID: 7502

Basic Information

Zootermopsis

Dampwood Termites

Zootermopsis is a genus of termites in the family Archotermopsidae. They are mostly found in western North America, ranging from Canada to Mexico, with the exception of Z. nevadensis, which has become established in Japan. They live in rotting wood, commonly inhabiting fallen or dead trees in North America's temperate rain forests, where they break down the wood's cellulose with the help of symbiotic protozoa and bacteria in their stomachs. The life and reproductive cycles of these termites are relatively normal compared to other members of its family. Species can be identified using the shape and position of the subsidiary tooth in all non-soldier castes, allowing a more certain identification than the previous method, which was based on the more ambiguous morphology of soldiers.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Blattodea

Termopsidae

Zootermopsis

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Photos (5 photos)

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(c) James Miskelly@BY-NC
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(c) Thomas Barbin@BY-NC
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(c) David Cappaert@BY-NC
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(c) Scott Gilmore@BY-NC
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(c) Cricket Raspet@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR24012965 Abdomen without gut Adult female 17938606 USA:California
SRR24012963 Abdomen without gut Adult female 19141387 USA:California
SRR24012961 Head+prothorax Adult female 14888667 USA:California

DNA Barcodes (103 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
TTSOW710-12 BOLD:AFE2341 COI-5P 658 United States 2011-07-15 34.754, -112.018
TMTER786-15 BOLD:AEX0789 COI-5P 658 Canada 2015-09-05 49.703, -123.158
TMTER785-15 BOLD:AEX0789 COI-5P 658 Canada 2015-09-05 49.703, -123.158
TMTER773-15 BOLD:AEX0789 COI-5P 658 Canada 2015-08-31 48.41, -123.364
TMTER772-15 BOLD:AEX0789 COI-5P 658 Canada 2015-08-31 48.41, -123.364
TMTER771-15 BOLD:AEX0789 COI-5P 658 Canada 2015-08-31 48.41, -123.364
TMTER770-15 BOLD:AEX0789 COI-5P 658 Canada 2015-08-30 48.63, -123.459
TMTER769-15 BOLD:AEX0789 COI-5P 658 Canada 2015-08-30 48.63, -123.459
TMTER768-15 BOLD:AEX0789 COI-5P 658 Canada 2015-08-30 48.7, -123.459
TMTER764-15 BOLD:AEX0789 COI-5P 658 Canada 2015-08-29 49.176, -123.103
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