Limnoporus dissortis
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Water strider
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| Taxonomic classification | |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Gerridae |
| Genus: | Limnoporus |
| NCBI taxid: |  56089
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| EOL taxid: |  610815
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| Collection: | The Khila lab |
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| Research interest: | Evo-devo, Genomics |
| WorkingGroup: | Evo-Devo, EcoGen-PopGen |
| Nomination: | i5K initiative |
| Date: | 2011/09/14 |
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i5K Arthropod Sequencing Initiative Supported by: 13 (List of supporters) |
Limnoporus dissortis is a water strider belonging the the family Gerridae (Hemiptera, Gerromorpha). This group is characterized by highly innovative morphologies that are strikingly adapted to their various aquatic habitats. Appendages constitute one of the most diverse structures across this lineage in terms of shapes and sizes, between segments of a single individual, between the sexes, and between species. Importantly, we have a good understanding of the ecological forces that shape this diversity, including interaction between the sexes, adaptation to locomotion on the water surface, and prey-predator interactions. Furthermore, we have establishes RNA interference for single and multiple gene knockdown across several species in this group. This diversity offers a powerful model for identifying the genes and the genetic changes responsible for phenotypic change within species, between populations, and across species.
Genome size: ~500MB Inbreeding: Yes (Over 10 generation) Sex determination: XO DNA source: 1 inbred Female individual (Large size)
