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Brief Communication

A standardized nomenclature and atlas of the male terminalia of Drosophila melanogaster

Gavin RiceDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3527-4429View further author information
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Jean R. DavidLaboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie (EGCE), UMR 9191, CNRS,IRD, Univ.Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, cedex, FranceView further author information
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Yoshitaka KamimuraDepartment of Biology, Keio University, Hiyoshi, Yokohama, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2882-491XView further author information
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John P. MaslyDepartment of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3448-0914View further author information
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Alistair P. McgregorDepartment of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Olga NagyCNRS UMR7592, Institut Jacques Monod, Université de Paris, Paris, FranceView further author information
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Stéphane NoselliUniversité Côte d’Azur, CNRS, INSERM, iBV, Nice, FranceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7296-324XView further author information
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Maria Daniela Santos NunesDepartment of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2178-4628View further author information
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Patrick O’GradyDepartment of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6075-8951View further author information
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Ernesto Sánchez-HerreroCentro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (C.S.I.C.-U.A.M.), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5688-2303View further author information
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Mark L. SiegalCenter for Genomics and Systems Biology, Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6930-2988View further author information
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Masanori J. TodaHokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark RebeizDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Virginie Courtier-OrgogozoCNRS UMR7592, Institut Jacques Monod, Université de Paris, Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amir YassinInstitut de Systématique, Evolution et Biodiversité, UMR7205, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, MNHN, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 51-64 | Received 17 Jun 2019, Accepted 04 Aug 2019, Published online: 19 Aug 2019

Figures & data

Figure 1. (a) Light microscope preparation of the entire male terminalia of D. melanogaster Canton S. (b) Caudolateral view of the periphallic structures. (c) Ventrolateral view of the phallic structures. Scale bars are 100 μm. Note that the exact size and shape of terminalia structures, such as the epandrial posterior lobe, vary within D. melanogaster [Citation27,Citation28].

Figure 1. (a) Light microscope preparation of the entire male terminalia of D. melanogaster Canton S. (b) Caudolateral view of the periphallic structures. (c) Ventrolateral view of the phallic structures. Scale bars are 100 μm. Note that the exact size and shape of terminalia structures, such as the epandrial posterior lobe, vary within D. melanogaster [Citation27,Citation28].

Table 1. Definition of the terms in the standardized nomenclature.

Table 2. Table of correspondence between terms previously used in publications and term of the standardized nomenclature.

Figure 2. Visual atlas of periphallic structures. Light microscopy images (Canton S strain) and diagrams representing the broad divisions and substructures of epandrium and cercus. The images are oriented dorsal (top) to ventral (bottom). Previous FlyBase terms are on the left and 2019 revised terms are on the right.

Figure 2. Visual atlas of periphallic structures. Light microscopy images (Canton S strain) and diagrams representing the broad divisions and substructures of epandrium and cercus. The images are oriented dorsal (top) to ventral (bottom). Previous FlyBase terms are on the left and 2019 revised terms are on the right.

Figure 3. Visual atlas of phallic structures. Light microscopy images (Canton S strain) and diagrams representing the broad divisions and substructures of phallus and hypandrium. The images are oriented posterior (top) to anterior (bottom). Previous FlyBase terms are on the left and the 2019 revised terms are on the right.

Figure 3. Visual atlas of phallic structures. Light microscopy images (Canton S strain) and diagrams representing the broad divisions and substructures of phallus and hypandrium. The images are oriented posterior (top) to anterior (bottom). Previous FlyBase terms are on the left and the 2019 revised terms are on the right.

Figure 4. Scanning electron micrographs of the phallic structures in (a) ventral and (b) lateral views, from L. Tsacas’ collection at the National Museum of Natural History, Paris (Courtesy of the Museum).

Figure 4. Scanning electron micrographs of the phallic structures in (a) ventral and (b) lateral views, from L. Tsacas’ collection at the National Museum of Natural History, Paris (Courtesy of the Museum).

Figure 5. Musculature of the phallic structures. Same diagram of cuticular parts as in (ventral view). Muscles are indicated in distinct colors and numbered I to VI [Citation18]. These muscles are bilateral. For sake of clarity, muscles are shown either on the left or on the right side of the diagram. See for muscles description.

Figure 5. Musculature of the phallic structures. Same diagram of cuticular parts as in Figure 3 (ventral view). Muscles are indicated in distinct colors and numbered I to VI [Citation18]. These muscles are bilateral. For sake of clarity, muscles are shown either on the left or on the right side of the diagram. See Table 1 for muscles description.

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