Caenorhabditis sinica

Caenorhabditis sinica, prior to 2014 described as sp. 5, is a species of nematodes in the genus Caenorhabditis. It is found in East Asia. It is found frequently in China.

Caenorhabditis sinica
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C. sinica
Binomial name
Caenorhabditis sinica
Huang et al, 2014[1]
Synonyms

Caenorhabditis sp. 5

It groups with the C. briggsae/C. nigoni branch in the 'Elegans" group in phylogenetics studies.[2]

References

  1. Huang, Ren-E; Ren, Xiaoliang; Qiu, Yifei; Zhao, Zhongying (2014). "Description of Caenorhabditis sinica sp. n. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a Nematode Species Used in Comparative Biology for C. elegans". PLoS ONE. 9: e110957. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110957.
  2. 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. PMC 3984244. PMID 24727800. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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