Chronogaster elegans is a species of nematodes. It is found in fresh water in the USA.
| Chronogaster elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Araeolaimida |
| Family: | Leptolaimidae |
| Genus: | Chronogaster |
| Species: | C. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Chronogaster elegans | |
The Encyclopedia of Life (eol) places the genus in the order Araeolaimida and the family Leptolaimidae whereas Wikispecies and the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) place the genus in the order Plectida, superfamily Plectoidea and family Chronogastridae, where it is the type genus of the family.
References
edit- ^ Raski, D. J. & Maggenti, A. R. (1984). Four new species of Chronogaster Cobb, 1913 (Nemata: Plectidae) with a key to species of the genus. Nematologica. 30 (2), pages 117-130, doi:10.1163/187529284X00013
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