Table 1

Habitats of C. elegans and C. briggsae in temperate regions of France

Location name and landscape type

Coordinates (latit., longit.)

Substrates

(proportion of Caenorhabditis positive)

Species

Orsay orchard

48.702, 2.172

Apples, pears; rhubarb stems

Cel + Cbr

Orsay pond side

48.701, 2.180

Petasites stems

Cel + Cbr

Ivry-sur-Seine city garden with pond

48.809, 2.386

Petasites stems (68%, n = 28); snails, slugs

Cel + Cbr

Le Blanc garden

46.629, 1.059

Compost; fruits (apples, pears, plums, tomatoes, peaches); snails

Cel + Cbr

Le Blanc wood

46.639, 1.051

Arum stems, acorns, walnut skins

Cel

Santeuil orchards

49.126, 1.962

Apples, grapes; slugs, snails

Cel + Cbr

Santeuil wood along small stream

49.121, 1.951

Petasites, Heracleum, Symphytum, etc. stems; snails

Cel + Cbr

Plougasnou-Primel garden

48.709, -3.813

Compost; fruits; snails; Arum stems

Cel

Plougasnou coastal heath

48.705, -3,795

Arum, Heracleum, Pteridium stems; Tamus leaves/stem; sloe fruits

Cel

This table includes the locations that were repeatedly sampled over several years. Cbr, C. briggsae; Ce, C. elegans; latit., latitude; longit., longitude; n, number.

Félix and Duveau BMC Biology 2012 10:59   doi:10.1186/1741-7007-10-59