Caenorhabditis briggsae

BioProject PRJNA10731 | Data Source WormBase | Taxonomy ID 6238

About Caenorhabditis briggsae

Caenorhabditis briggsae is a small, free-living roundworm found in decaying plant material especially compost and mushroom beds in temperate regions throughout the world. The worms feed on the bacteria and other microorganisms associated with plant decay. The biology of C. briggsae is similar to that of C. elegans, with a short generation time through four larval stages into an adult. C. briggsae is hermaphroditic like C. elegans and distinct from the other sequenced worms which have both male and female adult animals. C. briggsae is often found at the same site as both C. elegans and C. remanei. C. briggsae is frequently found associated with snails that are presumed to transport worms, especially the dormant dauer stage, from one location to another.

There are 2 alternative genome projects for Caenorhabditis briggsae available in WormBase ParaSite: PRJNA784955 PRJNA784955

Assembly Statistics

AssemblyCB4, GCA_000004555.3
Database VersionWBPS18
Genome Size108,384,165
Data SourceWormBase
Annotation VersionWS285

Gene counts

Coding genes20,821
Non coding genes1,277
Small non coding genes1,255
Long non coding genes22
Pseudogenes1,071
Gene transcripts27,217

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