''Protorhabditis'' is a genus of nematodes in the family

Rhabditidae The Rhabditidae are a family of nematodes which includes the model organism A model organism is a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena, with the expectation that discoveries made in t ...

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 th ...

'' and '' Prodontorhabditis'' 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- ( () = new, recent); rhabditis = rod-like ( () = rod, wand). The ...

'' 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

* Rhabditidae Rhabditida genera {{Rhabditida-stub