Caenorhabditis
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Caenorhabditis is a genus of nematodes which live in bacteria-rich environments like compost piles, decaying dead animals and rotting fruit. It contains the noted model organism Caenorhabditis elegans and several other species for which a genome sequence is either available or currently being determined. The two most-studied species in this genus (C. elegans and C. briggsae) are both androdioecious (they have male and hermaphrodite sexes) whereas most other species are gonochoristic (they have male and female sexes).[1]
Ecology
Caenorhabditis occupy various nutrient and bacteria rich environments. They do not form self-sustaining populations in soil, as it lacks enough organic matter. Juvenile worms (dauer larvae) can be transported by invertebrates including millipedes, insects, isopods, and gastropods. Some species also appear to be associated with vertebrates including zebu cattle, although the nature of this association is not clear. The species can be classified as phoretic or necromenic based on their relationship to their invertebrate host. A phoretic worm rides on the host until it finds a favorable environment, and then leaves. A necromenic worm waits for the host to die, and lives on the bacteria which thrive in the dead animal. Many species are capable of both phoretic and necromenic lifestyles.[2]
Species
Known species in this genus include:[3]
- Caenorhabditis elegans - genome sequenced in 1998 [4]
- Caenorhabditis briggsae - genome sequence finished 2003 [5]
- Caenorhabditis remanei - genome sequenced by WashU GSC [6]
- Caenorhabditis brenneri (formerly referred to as C. sp 4 and Caenorhabditis sp. CB5161) - genome sequenced by WashU GSC [7]
- Caenorhabditis japonica - genome being sequenced by WashU GSC [8]
- Caenorhabditis angaria (formerly referred to as C. sp 3 and PS1010) - genome sequenced at the California Institute of Technology in 2010.[9]
- Caenorhabditis drosophilae
- Caenorhabditis plicata
- Caenorhabditis sp. 1
- Caenorhabditis sp. 2
- Caenorhabditis sp. 5
- Caenorhabditis sp. 6
- Caenorhabditis sp. 7
- Caenorhabditis sp. 8
- Caenorhabditis sp. 9
- Caenorhabditis sp. 10
- Caenorhabditis sp. 11
- Caenorhabditis sp. 12
- Caenorhabditis sp. 13
- Caenorhabditis sp. 14
- Caenorhabditis sp. 15
- Caenorhabditis sp. 16
- Caenorhabditis sp. 17
- Caenorhabditis sp. 18
- Caenorhabditis sp. 19
- Caenorhabditis sp. 20
References
- ^ Haag, Eric S. "The evolution of nematode sex determination: C. elegans as a reference point for comparative biology". WormBook.
- ^ Kiontke, K; Sudhaus, W (2006). "Ecology of Caenorhabditis species". WormBook : the online review of C. Elegans biology: 1–14. doi:10.1895/wormbook.1.37.1. PMID 18050464.
{{cite journal}}:|format=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Kiontki, Karin (November 21, 2011). "A phylogeny and molecular barcodes for Caenorhabditis, with numerous new species from rotting fruits". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11: 339. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-339. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ The C. elegans Sequencing Consortium (1998). "Genome sequence of the nematode C. elegans: a platform for investigating biology". Science. 282 (5396): 2012–2018. doi:10.1126/science.282.5396.2012. PMID 9851916.
- ^ Stein, L. D.; et al. (2003). "The Genome Sequence of Caenorhabditis briggsae: A Platform for Comparative Genomics". PLoS Biology. 1 (2): 166–192. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0000045. PMC 261899. PMID 14624247.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ GSC: Caenorhabditis remanei
- ^ GSC: Caenorhabditis n. sp. PB2801
- ^ GSC: Caenorhabditis japonica
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