Caenorhabditis virilis is a species of nematodes in the genus Caenorhabditis. The type isolate JU1528 was collected in an orchard in Orsay, France.
| Caenorhabditis virilis | |
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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. virilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Caenorhabditis virilis Félix, Braendle & Cutter, 2014
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| Strains | |
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JU1528 | |
| Synonyms | |
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C. sp. 13 | |
Prior to 2014, it was referred to as C. sp. 13.[1] It groups with C. portoensis (sp. 6) in the 'Drosophilae' 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 (4): e94723. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...994723F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094723. PMC 3984244. PMID 24727800.
- ^ Kiontke, Karin C.; Félix, Marie-Anne; Ailion, Michael; Rockman, Matthew V.; Braendle, Christian; Pénigault, Jean-Baptiste; Fitch, David H. A. (November 21, 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. PMC 3277298. PMID 22103856.
External links
edit- Caenorhabditis virilis at the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, University of Minnesota
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