Pristionchus pacificus.
In the last decade, nematodes other than C. elegans have been studied intensively in evolutionary developmental biology. A few species have been developed as satellite systems for more detailed genetic and molecular studies. One such satellite species is the diplogastrid nematode Pristionchus pacificus. Here, I provide an overview about the biology, phylogeny, ecology, genetics and genomics of P. pacificus.
Max-Planck Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie, Abteilung Evolutionsbiologie, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany. ralf.sommer@tuebingen.mpg.de
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D000818:Animals; D004463:Ecology; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017168:Rhabditida / Q000145:classification