Pristionchus borbonicus
| Pristionchus borbonicus | |
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| Electron microscopy image of one of the five alternative morphs of P. borbonicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Diplogastridae |
| Genus: | Pristionchus |
| Species: | P. borbonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristionchus borbonicus | |
Pristionchus borbonicus is a species of free-living nematodes (roundworms) in the family Diplogastridae. The species was described from Réunion Island, and is notable for developing one of five different mouth forms depending on available food sources.[1][2] Pristionchus borbonicus and related species have symbiotic relationships with fig plants and their pollinator wasps.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Susoy, Vladislav; Herrmann, Matthias; Kanzaki, Natsumi; Kruger, Meike; Nguyen, Chau N.; Rödelsperger, Christian; Röseler, Waltraud; Weiler, Christian; Giblin-Davis, Robin M.; Ragsdale, Erik J.; Sommer, Ralf J. (2016). "Large-scale diversification without genetic isolation in nematode symbionts of figs". Science Advances. 2 (1): e1501031. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1501031. PMC 4730855. PMID 26824073.
- ^ "New Worm Species Has Five Faces : DNews". DNews. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
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