''Caenorhabditis sp. 8'' is an unnamed 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 ...

s, in the same genus as the model organism ''

Caenorhabditis elegans ''Caenorhabditis elegans'' () is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in length that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a blend of the Greek ''caeno-'' (recent), ''rhabditis'' (ro ...

''. It was collected from rotting tomatoes in New Jersey, USA, in July 2007. This species groups near the '' C. angaria/ C. castelli'' branch in the 'Drosophilae' supergroup in phylogenetic studies.

References

''Caenorhabditis sp. 8''
at Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, University of Minnesota Undescribed animal species sp. 8 {{Rhabditida-stub