Caenorhabditis latens is a species of nematode. Prior to 2014, it was referred to as Caenorhabditis sp. 23.[1] The reference strain VX88 was isolated from soil near a lotus pond, and strain VX85 was isolated from soil under rotten grass in Juifeng Village, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.
| Caenorhabditis latens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Rhabditidae |
| Genus: | Caenorhabditis |
| Species: | C. latens
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| Binomial name | |
| Caenorhabditis latens Félix, Marie-Anne; Braendle, Christian; Cutter, Asher D., 2014
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| Synonyms | |
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C. sp. 23 | |
This species groups with C. remanei in the 'Elegans' supergroup in phylogenetic studies [2]
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ Kiontke, Karin; Félix, Marie-Anne, Ailion, Michael; Rockman, Matthew V.; Braendle, Christian; Pénigault, Jean-Baptiste; Fitch, David H. A. (21 November 2011). "A phylogeny and molecular barcodes for Caenorhabditis, with numerous new species from rotting fruits". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11:339, doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-339
External links edit
- Strain VX85 at Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, University of Minnesota
- Strain VX88 at Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, University of Minnesota
- RhabditinaDB at Department of Biology, New York University
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