Auanema rhodensis

Auanema rhodensis is a three-sexed,^[2] free living, non-parasitic nematode. It was isolated and discovered within deer ticks in 2017^[3] after they had already consumed some blood. It is known to be able to eat bacterial biofilm.^[3]

Auanema rhodensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Chromadorea
Order:	Rhabditida
Family:	Rhabditidae
Genus:	Auanema
Species:	A. rhodensis
Binomial name
Auanema rhodensis Kanzaki, Kiontke, Tanaka, Hirooka, Schwarz, Muller Reichert, Chaudhuri & Pires Da Silva, 2017[1]