Caenorhabditis macrosperma
Appearance
Caenorhabditis macrosperma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Rhabditidae |
Genus: | Caenorhabditis |
Species: | C. macrosperma
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Binomial name | |
Caenorhabditis macrosperma Félix, Marie-Anne; Braendle, Christian; Cutter, Asher D., 2014[1]
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Synonyms | |
Caenorhabditis sp. 18 |
Caenorhabditis macrosperma is a species of nematodes in the genus Caenorhabditis. Prior to 2014, it was referred to as C. sp. 18. The type isolate was collected in Nouragues, French Guiana.
This species groups with the C. nouraguensis/C. yunquensis branch in the 'Japonica' group, the sister clade to the 'Elegans' group, in the 'Elegans' supergroup.
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: e94723, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094723