Symbiotes
L. Redtenbacher, 1847
Symbiotes is a of in the Anamorphidae ( ), established by L. Redtenbacher in 1847. The genus is accepted in the Catalogue of Life and classified within the superfamily Coccinelloidea. The name has been used in multiple unrelated contexts, including as a bacterial genus (Pseudomonadota, Rickettsiales) and as fictional extraterrestrial organisms in Marvel Comics. This record addresses the beetle genus.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Symbiotes: /sɪmˈbaɪ.oʊˌtiːz/
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Misconceptions
The name 'Symbiotes' has been applied to three unrelated groups: (1) this (Anamorphidae), (2) a bacterial genus in Alphaproteobacteria (Rickettsiales), and (3) fictional extraterrestrial symbiotes in Marvel Comics. These entities share only a name and the broad concept of , with no biological relationship.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Les Symbiotes and Germ Theory
- The Pasteurization of Les Symbiotes
- Symbiotes of Planthoppers : II. Isolation of Intracellular Symbiotic Microorganisms from the Brown Planthopper, Nilaparata lugens STAL, and Immunological Comparison of the Symbiotes Associated with Rice Planthoppers (Hemiptera : Delphacidae)
- Flexibilité et réponse des holobiontes Lucinidae-symbiotes face à la privation d’H₂S prolongée
- Transferts horizontaux des Wolbachia chez les isopodes terrestres : conséquences immédiates et évolutives chez les hôtes et les symbiotes
- Interactions multipartites (pathogènes, symbiotes, vecteurs) au sein des pathosystèmes vectoriels : l'exemple des tiques du genre Ornithodoros et du virus de la peste porcine africaine