Caenorhabditis wallacei

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Caenorhabditis wallacei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Rhabditidae
Genus: Caenorhabditis
Species:
C. wallacei
Binomial name
Caenorhabditis wallacei
Felix, Braendle & Cutter, 2014[1]
Synonyms

Caenorhabditis sp. 16

Caenorhabditis wallacei - prior to 2014 referred to as C. sp. 16, is a species of Caenorhabditis nematodes. The type isolate was collected in Central Bali, Indonesia.

C. wallacei groups in phylogenetic trees with C. tropicalis, in the 'Elegans' supergroup.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b A streamlined system for species diagnosis in Caenorhabditis (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) with name designations for 15 distinct biological species. MA Félix, C Braendle and AD Cutter, PLoS One, 2014