Tapinoma melanocephalum
TaxID: 219810
Basic Information
Tapinoma melanocephalum
Ghost Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum is a species of ant that goes by the common name ghost ant. They are recognised by their dark head and pale or translucent legs and gaster (abdomen). This colouring makes this tiny ant seem even smaller.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Tapinoma
melanocephalum
unclassified
Species
nan
k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Hymenoptera;f__Formicidae;g__Tapinoma;s__Tapinoma melanocephalum
nan
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
Worker. Head and mesosoma brown to dark brown; antennae, maxillary palps and mandibles pale brown to yellow; gaster and legs pale yellow. Head in full-face view with scapes, when laid back from their insertions, surpassing posterior margin of head. The pale gaster and legs contrast sharply with the darker head and mesosoma.
Plazi taxonomic treatment
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 |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | Present | — |
Distribution (112 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Present | — |
| Aruba | Present | — |
| Anguilla | Present | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| American Samoa | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Bangladesh | Present | — |
| Bahrain | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCA_048542345.1 | Scaffold | 252 | 4760 | 6183 | - |
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Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| SRR31304773 | males whole body | - | - | 65624690 | China | |
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PRJNA1172379 SRX26682964 SRP539530 insect RNA sequencing of Tapinoma melanocephalum Bulk RNA sequencing GAGA-0337 {'tissue': 'males whole body', 'isolate': 'GAGA-0337', 'geo_loc_name': 'China', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2019-04-01'} |
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| SRR31304772 | queens whole body | - | - | 86271577 | China | |
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PRJNA1172379 SRX26682965 SRP539530 insect RNA sequencing of Tapinoma melanocephalum Bulk RNA sequencing GAGA-0337 {'tissue': 'queens whole body', 'isolate': 'GAGA-0337', 'geo_loc_name': 'China', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2019-04-01'} |
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| SRR31304771 | workers whole body | - | - | 136408043 | China | |
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PRJNA1172379 SRX26682966 SRP539530 insect RNA sequencing of Tapinoma melanocephalum Bulk RNA sequencing GAGA-0337 {'tissue': 'workers whole body', 'isolate': 'GAGA-0337', 'geo_loc_name': 'China', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2019-04-01'} |
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Literature
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