Cis castaneus

Cis castaneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ciidae
Genus: Cis
Species: C. castaneus
Binomial name
Cis castaneus
Herbst, 1793

Cis castaneus is a species of tree-fungus beetles in the family Ciidae.

The nematode species Caenorhabditis monodelphis is freeliving species that can be found in galleries inside of the fungus Ganoderma applanatum (Polyporaceae) which grew on the stump of trees a few centimeters above ground. It is phoretic on C. castaneus.

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