Species Information: Caenorhabditis angaria

Name Caenorhabditis angaria
NCBI Taxonomy ID 860376

Caenorhabditis angaria strains available at the CGC

Strain Genotype Description
PS1010 Caenorhabditis angaria Male-female strain. Gonochoristic. Grows well on OP50. Freezes well with C. elegans protocol. Isolated by Robin Giblin-Davis in Oct. 1990 in Dade County, FL in the abdomen of an adult female of Metamasius hemipterus. Consolt Walter Sudhaus or Robin Giblin-Davis for appropriate taxonomy before publication. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects. sp. 3 in Kiontke and Sudhaus Wormbook Ecology chapter.
RGD1 Caenorhabditis angaria Male-female strain. This strain is conspecific with PS1010 by mating tests. It was established from a single female. The species was isolated in Sept 2003 by Robin Giblin Davis from an individual of the weevil Metamasius hemipterus. The beetle was collected in Fort Lauderdale, FL. sp. 3 in Kiontke and Sudhaus Wormbook Ecology chapter.
RGD2 Caenorhabditis angaria Male-female strain. The species was isolated in Sept 2003 by Robin Giblin Davis from an individual of the weevil Metamasius hemipterus. The beetle was collected in Fort Lauderdale, FL. It was established from a single female. Morphology is identical to RGD1 and PS1010 but mating tests have not been performed with this strain.