Caenorhabditis sp. 8

Caenorhabditis sp. 8
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Secernentea
Order:	Rhabditida
Family:	Rhabditidae
Genus:	Caenorhabditis
Species:	C. sp. 8

Caenorhabditis sp. 8 is an unnamed species of nematodes, in the same genus as the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. It was collected from rotting tomatoes in New Jersey, USA, in July 2007.

This species groups near the C. angaria/C. castelli branch in the 'Drosophilae' supergroup in phylogenetic studies.

References

Caenorhabditis sp. 8 at Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, University of Minnesota

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