''Caenorhabditis portoensis'' is a species of
nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...
in the genus ''
Caenorhabditis''. First wild isolate sample (strain EG4788) was found on a rotting apple in Portugal.
Prior to 2014, it was referred to as ''C. sp. 6''. It groups with ''
C. virilis'' (sp. 13) in the 'Drosophilae' supergroup in phylogenetic studies.
References
External links
''Caenorhabditis portoensis''at the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, University of Minnesota
portoensis
Nematodes described in 2014
Fauna of Portugal
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