Higher classification Caenorhabditis | Phylum Nematoda Scientific name Caenorhabditis remanei Rank Species | |
Similar Caenorhabditis, Roundworms, Caenorhabditis briggsae, Pristionchus pacificus, Pristionchus | ||
Caenorhabditis remanei is a species of nematode found in North America and Europe, and likely lives throughout the temperate world. Several strains have been developed in the laboratory.
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Habitat
This 1-mm nematode lives in soil, compost, and similar materials, where it consumes bacteria. It may be found in association with soil-living invertebrates such as snails, slugs, and pill bugs. It lives with the snail Fruticicola sieboldiana in Japan. It has been associated with the isopods Trachelipus rathkii, Armadillidium nasatum, Cylisticus convexus, and Porcellio scaber in Ohio.
Genetics
The genome of this nematode has been sequenced, and it was found to contain about 26,000 genes.
Mating and reproduction
Unlike many other Caenorhabditis species, which are hermaphrodites, C. remanei has both males and females. The male of this species employs a mating plug. This species can hybridize with Caenorhabditis brenneri, but only when C. remanei males mate with C. brenneri females, and then the offspring are apparently sterile.