Oscheius tipulae is a species of nematodes, described in association of the leatherjacket, the larva of Tipula paludosa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Rhabditidae |
| Genus: | Oscheius |
| Species: | O. tipulae
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Rhabditis (Rhabditella) tipulae Lam and Webster, 1971 | |
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
edit- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Polymorphism and evolution of vulval precursor cell lineages within two nematode genera, Caenorhabditis and Oscheius. M Delattre, MA Félix - Current Biology, 2001
External links
editOscheius tipulae - WormBook - NCBI Bookshelf in Section Nematodes other than C. elegans - Marie-Anne Félix, Robin B. Gasser and David Bird, eds.
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