Solenopsis invicta v.2.2.3
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Hymenoptera; Apocrita; Aculeata; Vespoidea; Formicidae; Myrmicinae; Solenopsis
Solenopsis invicta, the fire ant, or red imported fire ant (RIFA), is a species of ant native to South America. A member of the genus Solenopsis in the subfamily Myrmicinae, it was described by Swiss entomologist Felix Santschi as a variant of S. saevissima in 1916. Its current specific name invicta was given to the ant in 1972 as a separate species. However, the variant and species were the same ant, and the name was preserved due to its wide use. Though South American in origin, the red imported fire ant has been accidentally introduced in Australia, New Zealand, several Asian and Caribbean countries, Europe and the United States. The red imported fire ant is polymorphic, as workers appear in different shapes and sizes. The ant's colours are red and somewhat yellowish with a brown or black gaster, but males are completely black. Red imported fire ants are dominant in altered areas and live in a wide variety of habitats. They can be found in rainforests, disturbed areas, deserts, grasslands, alongside roads and buildings, and in electrical equipment. Colonies form large mounds constructed from soil with no visible entrances because foraging tunnels are built and workers emerge far away from the nest.
Sequence Statistics
| No Sequences | 16522 |
|---|---|
| No Amino Acids | 5753247 |
| Min Seq. Length | 10 |
| Avg. Seq. Length | 348.217 |
| Max Seq. Length | 7174 |
| Seq. Length 1σ | 398.003 |
Disorder Prediction Statistics
| Predictor | % Genome Disordered | % Genome Disordered in SCOP Domains | Avg. % of Seq. Disordered | Avg. % of Disordered Regions in SCOP Domains | Avg. % of Seq. Disordered and in SCOP Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLXT | 31.912 | 5.127 | 30.587 | 21.033 | 4.778 |
| VSL2b | 40.421 | 5.002 | 38.190 | 18.221 | 4.824 |
| PrDOS | 41.840 | 4.124 | 41.748 | 14.131 | 3.937 |
| PV2 | 38.140 | 5.590 | 44.651 | 19.442 | 6.374 |
| IUPred-S | 19.422 | 1.006 | 19.485 | 9.960 | 1.176 |
| IUPred-L | 22.752 | 1.215 | 26.302 | 14.310 | 1.606 |
| Espritz-N | 27.870 | 2.852 | 25.466 | 15.892 | 2.495 |
| Espritz-X | 18.294 | 0.766 | 19.904 | 8.512 | 1.050 |
| Espritz-D | 9.196 | 0.731 | 49.539 | 9.600 | 5.859 |
SUPERFAMILY Domains
| % Amino Acids with SCOP Assignment | % Sequences with SCOP Assignment | No of Domains | No of Superfamilies | No of Families | Avg. Family Size | Avg. Domain Length | Domain Pairs | Unique Domain Architectures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 46 | 12128 | 929 | 762 | 13.1 | 348 | 963 | 2979 |