Caenorhabditis portoensis

Caenorhabditis portoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Rhabditidae
Genus: Caenorhabditis
Species: C. portoensis
Binomial name
Caenorhabditis portoensis
Félix, Braendle & Cutter, 2014
Strains

EG4788

Synonyms

C. sp. 6

Caenorhabditis portoensis is a species of nematodes in the genus Caenorhabditis. First wild isolate sample (strain EG4788) was found on a rotting apple in Portugal.

Prior to 2014, it was referred to as C. sp. 6. It groups with C. virilis (sp. 13) in the 'Drosophilae' supergroup in phylogenetic studies.[1]

References

  1. Félix, Marie-Anne; Braendle, Christian; Cutter, Asher D. (April 11, 2014). "A Streamlined System for Species Diagnosis in Caenorhabditis (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) with Name Designations for 15 Distinct Biological Species". PLOS ONE. 9: e94723. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094723. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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