Biology:Oscheius tipulae

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Short description: Species of roundworm


Oscheius tipulae
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O. tipulae
Binomial name
Oscheius tipulae
(Lam and Webster, 1971)[1][2]
Synonyms

Rhabditis (Rhabditella) tipulae Lam and Webster, 1971

Oscheius tipulae is a species of nematodes, described in association of the leatherjacket, the larva of Tipula paludosa.

O. tipulae is a satellite developmental genetic model organism used to study vulva formation.[3] It is an androdioecious species characterized by the coexistence of males and hermaphrodites.

References

  1. Morphology and biology of Panagrolaimus tipulae n. sp. (Panagrolaimidae) and Rhabditis (Rhabditella) tipulae n. sp. (Rhabditidae), from leatherjacket larvae, Tipula paludosa (Diptera: Tipulidae). Lam, A.B.Q., and Webster, J.M. (1971). Nematologica, 17, pages 201–212
  2. Redescription of Rhabditis (Oscheius) Tipulae (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) Associated With Leatherjackets, Larvae of Tipula Paludosa (Diptera: Tipulidae). Walter Sudhaus, Nematologica, Volume 39, Issue 1, pages 234–239, 1993, doi:10.1163/187529293X00187
  3. Polymorphism and evolution of vulval precursor cell lineages within two nematode genera, Caenorhabditis and Oscheius. M Delattre, MA Félix - Current Biology, 2001

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