Caenorhabditis portoensis
| Caenorhabditis portoensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Rhabditidae |
| Genus: | Caenorhabditis |
| Species: | C. portoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Caenorhabditis portoensis Félix, Braendle & Cutter, 2014
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| Strains | |
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EG4788 | |
| Synonyms | |
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C. sp. 6 | |
Caenorhabditis portoensis is a species of nematode 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
[edit]- ^ 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 (4): e94723. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...994723F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094723. PMC 3984244. PMID 24727800.
External links
[edit]- Caenorhabditis portoensis at the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, University of Minnesota
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