Oscheius tipulae

{{Speciesbox | taxon = Oscheius tipulae | authority = (Lam and Webster, 1971)<ref>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</ref><ref>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}}</ref> | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision = | 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.<ref>Polymorphism and evolution of vulval precursor cell lineages within two nematode genera, Caenorhabditis and Oscheius. M Delattre, MA Félix - Current Biology, 2001</ref> It is an androdioecious species characterized by the coexistence of males and hermaphrodites.

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== External links == [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK19756/ Oscheius tipulae - WormBook - NCBI Bookshelf] in Section ''Nematodes other than C. elegans'' - Marie-Anne Félix, Robin B. Gasser and David Bird, eds. {{Taxonbar|from=Q48969408}}

Category:Rhabditidae Category:Nematodes described in 1971 Category:Animal models