Caenorhabditis kamaaina is a species of nematodes in the genus Caenorhabditis. Prior to 2014, it was referred to as C. sp. 15. The type isolate was collected in Kauai, Hawaii.
| Caenorhabditis kamaaina | |
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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. kamaaina
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| Binomial name | |
| Caenorhabditis kamaaina Félix, Marie-Anne; Braendle, Christian; Cutter, Asher D., 2014[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Caenorhabditis sp. 15 | |
This species is the most basal in the 'Japonica' group, the sister clade to the 'Elegans' group, in the 'Elegans' supergroup.
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
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