TY - JOUR
T1 - A standardized nomenclature and atlas of the male terminalia of Drosophila melanogaster
AU - Rice, Gavin
AU - David, Jean R.
AU - Kamimura, Yoshitaka
AU - Masly, John P.
AU - Mcgregor, Alistair P.
AU - Nagy, Olga
AU - Noselli, Stéphane
AU - Nunes, Maria Daniela Santos
AU - O’Grady, Patrick
AU - Sánchez-Herrero, Ernesto
AU - Siegal, Mark L.
AU - Toda, Masanori J.
AU - Rebeiz, Mark
AU - Courtier-Orgogozo, Virginie
AU - Yassin, Amir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2019/10/2
Y1 - 2019/10/2
N2 - Animal terminalia represent some of the most diverse and rapidly evolving structures in the animal kingdom, and for this reason have been a mainstay in the taxonomic description of species. The terminalia of Drosophila melanogaster, with its wide range of experimental tools, have recently become the focus of increased interest in the fields of development, evolution, and behavior. However, studies from different disciplines have often used discrepant terminologies for the same anatomical structures. Consequently, the terminology of genital parts has become a barrier to integrating results from different fields, rendering it difficult to determine what parts are being referenced. We formed a consortium of researchers studying the genitalia of D. melanogaster to help establish a set of naming conventions. Here, we present a detailed visual anatomy of male genital parts, including a list of synonymous terms, and suggest practices to avoid confusion when referring to anatomical parts in future studies. The goal of this effort is to facilitate interdisciplinary communication and help newcomers orient themselves within the exciting field of Drosophila genitalia.
AB - Animal terminalia represent some of the most diverse and rapidly evolving structures in the animal kingdom, and for this reason have been a mainstay in the taxonomic description of species. The terminalia of Drosophila melanogaster, with its wide range of experimental tools, have recently become the focus of increased interest in the fields of development, evolution, and behavior. However, studies from different disciplines have often used discrepant terminologies for the same anatomical structures. Consequently, the terminology of genital parts has become a barrier to integrating results from different fields, rendering it difficult to determine what parts are being referenced. We formed a consortium of researchers studying the genitalia of D. melanogaster to help establish a set of naming conventions. Here, we present a detailed visual anatomy of male genital parts, including a list of synonymous terms, and suggest practices to avoid confusion when referring to anatomical parts in future studies. The goal of this effort is to facilitate interdisciplinary communication and help newcomers orient themselves within the exciting field of Drosophila genitalia.
KW - Drosophila melanogaster
KW - Genitalia
KW - anatomy
KW - nomenclature
KW - terminalia
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U2 - 10.1080/19336934.2019.1653733
DO - 10.1080/19336934.2019.1653733
M3 - Article
C2 - 31401934
AN - SCOPUS:85070979137
SN - 1933-6934
VL - 13
SP - 51
EP - 64
JO - Fly
JF - Fly
IS - 1-4
ER -