Nematode Roundworm Caenorhabditis Elegans Diagram Adult Apron

A lateral (left side) anatomical diagram of an adult-stage nematode hermaphrodite Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) with emphasis on the digestive and reproductive systems. Caenorhabditis elegans /ˌseɪnɵræbˈdɪtɪs ˈɛlɛɡænz/ is a free-living, transparent nematode (roundworm), about 1 mm in length, that lives in temperate soil environments. The name is a blend of Greek (caeno- = new, recent + rhabditis = rod-like) and Latin (elegans = elegant). It was initially named Rhabditis elegans by Maupas (1900). It was then placed in the subgenus Caenorhabditis by Osche (1952) and then raised to generic status by Dougherty (1955). Research into the molecular and developmental biology of C. elegans was begun in 1974 by Sydney Brenner and it has since been used extensively as a model organism. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caenorhabditis_elegans_hermaphrodite_adult-en.svg