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Nature Genetics 40, 1146–1147 (1 October 2008) | doi:10.1038/ng1008-1146

Pristionchus pacificus: an appropriate fondness for beetles

Jagan Srinivasan & Paul W Sternberg

J.B.S. Haldane saw the divine in the diversity of beetle species. Nematodes (roundworms), however, greatly outnumber beetles, comprising about a million species, including many parasites of humans, livestock and plants.