Pristionchus borbonicus
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| Pristionchus borbonicus | |
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| Electron microscopy image of one of the five alternative morphs of P. borbonicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Diplogastridae |
| Genus: | Pristionchus |
| Species: | P. borbonicus |
| 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]
