Taxonomic list of targets

The database can be filtered by taxonomic group. To help navigate the taxonomic system, we here provide a list of all the target organisms in the database according to their taxonomic group.

Kingdom

PHYLUM

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Animals

ARTHROPODA (incl. insects and spiders)

Arachnida (spiders, ticks, mites, etc)

Tetranychidae family (spider mites) (target group - see here)

Varroa destructor (varroa mite)

Insecta (insects)

Coleoptera (beetles and weevils)

Anthonomus grandis (Mexican cotton boll weevil)

Listronotus bonariensis (Argentine stem weevil)

Scolytinae subfamily (bark beetles(target group - see here)

Sitona lepidus (clover root weevil)

Tribolium castaneum (Red flour beetle)

Diptera (true flies)

Calliphoridae (blow flies/green bottles)

Cochliomyia hominivorax (New world screwworm)

Lucilla cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly)

Lucilla sericata (Green bottlefly)

Culicidae (mosquitoes)

Aedes (tiger mosquitoes)

Aedes aegypti (Yellow fever mosquito)

Aedes albopictus

Anopheles (marsh mosquitoes)

Anopheles albimanus

Anopheles arabiensis

Anopheles coluzzii

Anopheles crucians

Anopheles farauti

Anopheles freeborni

Anopheles funestus

Anopheles gambiae s.s. (African malaria mosquito)

Anopheles stephensi (Asian malaria mosquito)

Anopheles quadrimaculatus

Culex (typical mosquitoes)

Culex quinquefasciatus

Drosophilidae (fruit flies)

Drosophila suzukii

Glossinidae

Glossina genus (Tsetse flies)

Psychodidae (drain flies)

Lutzomyia longipalpis species complex (Sand fly)

Phlebotomus genus (old world sandflies - target group)

Sarcophagidae (flesh fly)

Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Spotted flesh fly)

Tephritidae (fruit flies)

Anastrepha ludens (Mexican fruit fly)

Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly)

Bactrocera oleae (Olive fruit fly)

Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly or Medlfy)

Hemiptera (true bugs)

Bemisia tabaci species complex (Silverleaf whitefly)

Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid)

Lygus hesperus (Western tarnished plant bug)

Rhodnius prolixus (Kissing bug)

Riptortus pedestris (Bean bug)

Trioza eryteae (African citrus psyllid)

Hymenoptera (sawflies, bees, wasps and ants)

Linepithema humile (Aregentine ants)

Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ants)

Polistes dominula (European paper wasp)

Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)

Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Yellow legged hornet or Asian hornet)

Vespula germanica (German wasp)

Vespula vulgaris (common wasp)

Lepidoptera (moths, butterflies, and skippers)

Noctuidae (armyworms)

Spodoptera fruigperda (Fall armyworm)

Plutellidae (diamondback moths)

Plutella xylostella (Diamondback moth)

Pyralidae (pyralid or snout moths)

Plodia interpunctella (Indian meal moth)

Thysanoptera (thrips) (target group - see here)

 

CHORDATA (incl. vertebrates e.g. mammals and birds)

Actinopterygii (bony fish)

Cichliformes (incl. cichlids and leaffishes)

Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia)

Cypriniformes (carps, minnows and related fish)

Cyprinus carpio (European carp)

Scorpaeniformes (lionfishes and related fish)

Pterois volitans (Red lion fish)

Amphibia (amphibians)

Anura (frogs and toads)

Rhinella marina (cane toad)

Eleutherodactylus coqui (Caribbean tree frog)

Aves (birds)

Passeriformes (passerine birds)

Sturnus vulgaris (Common starling)

Hyperoartia (jawless fish)

Petromyzontiformes (lamprays)

Petromyzon marinus (sea lamprey)

Mammalia (mammals)

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Cervidae (deer) (target group - see here)

Carnivora (cats, dogs and related mammals)

Felis catus (domestic or feral cat)

Mustela erminea (stoat)

Mustela putorius furo (domestic ferret)

Vulpes vulpes (European red fox)

Diprodontia (Possums and related marsupials)

Trichosurus vulpecula (Brushtail possum)

Eulipotyphla (incl. hedgehogs and moles)

Erinaceus europaeus (European hedgehog)

Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)

Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit)

Rodentia (rodents)

Muridae (mice, rats and gerbils)

Mus (mice)

Mus musculus (house mouse)

Rattus (rats)

Rattus exulans (Polynesian rat)

Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)

Rattus rattus (common or black rat)

Other rodents

Peromyscus leucopus (white footed mouse)

Sciurus carolinensis (grey squirrel)

MOLLUSCA (incl. snails)

Gastropoda (slugs and snails)

Hygrophila (freshwater snails - superorder)

Biomphalaria glabrata

Snails of Biomphalaria, Bulinus, Oncomelania and Neotricula genera which host schistosome parasites (target group - see here)

NEMATODA (round worms)

Chromadorea (class of roundworms)

Rhabditida (order of roundworms)

Caenorhabditis brenneri

PLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms)

Trematoda (flukes)

Diplostomida (order of flukes)

schistosoma-genus (blood flukes) (target group - see here)

Fungi

ASCOMYCOTA (sac fungi)

Saccharomycetes (budding yeasts)

Saccharomycetales (budding yeasts)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae (brewer's or baker's yeast)

Sordariomycetes

Hypocreales

Fusarium graminearum

Fusarium verticillioides

Plants

STREPTOPHYTA (land plants and green algae)

Angiospermae (angiosperms - flowering plants)

Asterales (composite flowers - daisies, ragweeds etc))

Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)

Tanacetum vulgare (tansy)

Brassicales (incl. brassicas and rockcress)

Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)

Caryophyllales (amaranths, beets, cacti and related plants)

Amaranthus palmeri (palmer amaranth)

Amaranthus tuberculatus (rough fruited water hemp)

Kochia scoparia (kochia)

Lychnis coronia (rose campion)

Commelinales (water hyacinths, spiderworts and related plants)

Eichhornia crassipe (water hyacinth)

Fabales (milkworts, legumes and related plants)

Lupinus arboreus (yellow bush lupin/ tree lupin)

Lamiales (verbenas, mints, deadnettles and related plants)

Lantana camara (common lantana)

Myrtales (eucalyptus, guave and related woody plants)

Myrtaceae family (target group - see here)

Poales (grasses, sedges and related monocot plants)

Alopecurus mysuroides (black grass)

Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)

Cyperus rotundus (purple nut sedge)

Lolium rigidum (rigid rye grass)

Setaria glauca (pearl millet)

Solanales (incl. nightshades - tobacco, potato, etc

Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)