''Protorhabditis'' is a genus of nematodes in the family
Rhabditidae
The Rhabditidae are a family of nematodes which includes the model organism '' Caenorhabditis elegans''.
Genera
''Bursilla''
*''Bursilla monhysteria'' (Butschli, 1873)
''Caenorhabditis''
*''Caenorhabditis brenneri'' Sudhaus & Kiontke, 2007
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Phylogenetic studies
The analysis of sequences of three nuclear genes shows that the ''Protorhabditis'', ''
Diploscapter
''Diploscapter'' is a genus of nematodes in the family Rhabditidae.
Phylogenetic studies
The genus ''Diploscapter'' groups with the genera ''Protorhabditis'' and ''Prodontorhabditis'' to form the 'Protorhabditis' group, the sister group of the ...
'' and ''
Prodontorhabditis
''Prodontorhabditis'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Central America.
Species:
*''Prodontorhabditis anthobia
''Prodontorhabditis'' is a genus of nematodes belongi ...
'' genera group together to form the 'Protorhabditis' group, the sister group of the ''
Caenorhabditis
''Caenorhabditis'' is a genus of nematodes which live in bacteria-rich environments like compost piles, decaying dead animals and rotting fruit. The name comes from Greek: caeno- (καινός (caenos) = new, recent); rhabditis = rod-like (ῥά ...
'' species, all included in the 'Eurhabditis' group of Rhabditidae genera.
[The phylogenetic relationships of Caenorhabditis and other rhabditids. Karin Kiontke and David H. A. Fitch, Wormbook, 2005, ]
References
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Rhabditidae
Secernentea genera
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