Caenorhabditis castelli
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Species: | C. castelli
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Caenorhabditis castelli Félix, Marie-Anne; Braendle, Christian; Cutter, Asher D., 2014[1]
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Caenorhabditis sp. 12 |
Caenorhabditis castelli is a species of nematodes, in the same genus as the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. The type isolate was collected in the Nouragues Nature Reserve, French Guiana.
This species groups with C. angaria in the 'Drosophilae' supergroup in phylogenetic studies.
References
- ^ 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