Oscheius tipulae
Species of roundworm
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Oscheius tipulae is a species of nematodes, described in association of the leatherjacket, the larva of Tipula paludosa.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Rhabditidae |
| Genus: | Oscheius |
| Species: | O. tipulae |
| Binomial name | |
| Oscheius tipulae | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
