Pristionchus borbonicus | |
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Electron microscopy image of one of the five alternative morphs of P. borbonicus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Diplogasteridae |
Genus: | Pristionchus |
Species: | P. borbonicus
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Binomial name | |
Pristionchus borbonicus |
Pristionchus borbonicus is a species of free-living nematodes (roundworms) in the family Diplogastridae. The species was described from Réunion Island, and is notable for developing one of five different mouth forms depending on available food sources. [1] [2] Pristionchus borbonicus and related species have symbiotic relationships with fig plants and their pollinator wasps. [1]
Pristionchus borbonicus | |
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Electron microscopy image of one of the five alternative morphs of P. borbonicus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Diplogasteridae |
Genus: | Pristionchus |
Species: | P. borbonicus
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Binomial name | |
Pristionchus borbonicus |
Pristionchus borbonicus is a species of free-living nematodes (roundworms) in the family Diplogastridae. The species was described from Réunion Island, and is notable for developing one of five different mouth forms depending on available food sources. [1] [2] Pristionchus borbonicus and related species have symbiotic relationships with fig plants and their pollinator wasps. [1]