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: Received: 7 June 2019 / Approved: 10 June 2019 / Online: 10 June 2019 (08:55:53 CEST)
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: Received: 26 July 2019 / Approved: 27 July 2019 / Online: 27 July 2019 (02:10:53 CEST)
Gavin Rice, Jean R. David, Yoshitaka Kamimura, John P. Masly, Alistair P. Mcgregor, Olga Nagy, Stéphane Noselli, Maria Daniela Santos Nunes, Patrick O’Grady, Ernesto Sánchez-Herrero, Mark L. Siegal, Masanori J. Toda, Mark Rebeiz, Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo & Amir Yassin (2019) A standardized nomenclature and atlas of the male terminalia of Drosophila melanogaster, Fly, DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2019.1653733
Gavin Rice, Jean R. David, Yoshitaka Kamimura, John P. Masly, Alistair P. Mcgregor, Olga Nagy, Stéphane Noselli, Maria Daniela Santos Nunes, Patrick O’Grady, Ernesto Sánchez-Herrero, Mark L. Siegal, Masanori J. Toda, Mark Rebeiz, Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo & Amir Yassin (2019) A standardized nomenclature and atlas of the male terminalia of Drosophila melanogaster, Fly, DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2019.1653733
Gavin Rice, Jean R. David, Yoshitaka Kamimura, John P. Masly, Alistair P. Mcgregor, Olga Nagy, Stéphane Noselli, Maria Daniela Santos Nunes, Patrick O’Grady, Ernesto Sánchez-Herrero, Mark L. Siegal, Masanori J. Toda, Mark Rebeiz, Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo & Amir Yassin (2019) A standardized nomenclature and atlas of the male terminalia of Drosophila melanogaster, Fly, DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2019.1653733
Gavin Rice, Jean R. David, Yoshitaka Kamimura, John P. Masly, Alistair P. Mcgregor, Olga Nagy, Stéphane Noselli, Maria Daniela Santos Nunes, Patrick O’Grady, Ernesto Sánchez-Herrero, Mark L. Siegal, Masanori J. Toda, Mark Rebeiz, Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo & Amir Yassin (2019) A standardized nomenclature and atlas of the male terminalia of Drosophila melanogaster, Fly, DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2019.1653733
Abstract
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.
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
8 July 2019
Commenter:
R. N. Chatterjee
The commenter has declared there is no conflict of interests.
Comment:
Respected Madam,
Thank you very much for your kind co-operation for sending the preprint of your manuscript. It will be helpful for us for updating the conventional procedure for such an important area. I first congratulate to you and your team for such endeavour. with kind and warm regards, R. N. Chatterjee
Commenter: R. N. Chatterjee
The commenter has declared there is no conflict of interests.
Thank you very much for your kind co-operation for sending the preprint of your manuscript. It will be helpful for us for updating the conventional procedure for such an important area. I first congratulate to you and your team for such endeavour. with kind and warm regards, R. N. Chatterjee