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Caenorhabditis kamaaina

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Caenorhabditis kamaaina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Rhabditidae
Genus: Caenorhabditis
Species:
C. kamaaina
Binomial name
Caenorhabditis kamaaina
Félix, Marie-Anne; Braendle, Christian; Cutter, Asher D., 2014[1]
Synonyms

Caenorhabditis sp. 15

Caenorhabditis kamaaina is a species of nematodes in the genus Caenorhabditis. Prior to 2014, it was referred to as C. sp. 15. The type isolate was collected in Kauai, Hawaii.

This species is the most basal in the 'Japonica' group, the sister clade to the 'Elegans' group, in the 'Elegans' supergroup.

References

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  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