Caenorhabditis portoensis
Caenorhabditis portoensis is a species of nematode in the genus Caenorhabditis. First wild isolate sample (strain EG4788) was found on a rotting apple in Portugal.
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| Species: | C. portoensis |
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| Caenorhabditis portoensis Félix, Braendle & Cutter, 2014 | |
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C. sp. 6 | |
Prior to 2014, it was referred to as C. sp. 6. It groups with C. virilis (sp. 13) in the 'Drosophilae' supergroup in phylogenetic studies.[1]
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. PMC 3984244. PMID 24727800. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
External links
- Caenorhabditis portoensis at the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, University of Minnesota
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