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.

Caenorhabditis sp. 8
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C. sp. 8

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

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