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Caenorhabditis macrosperma

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Caenorhabditis macrosperma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Rhabditidae
Genus: Caenorhabditis
Species:
C. macrosperma
Binomial name
Caenorhabditis macrosperma
Félix, Marie-Anne; Braendle, Christian; Cutter, Asher D., 2014[1]
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

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  1. ^ 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