Clonopsis gallica

Clonopsis gallica
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)
Synonyms

Phasma gallicum
Bacillus gallicus

Clonopsis gallica, the French stick insect, is a stick insect species in the genus Clonopsis.

This species is a stable, obligate parthenogen.[1]

References

  1. 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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