Oscheius tipulae

Oscheius tipulae is a species of nematodes, described in association of the leatherjacket, the larva of Tipula paludosa.

Oscheius tipulae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Chromadorea
Order:	Rhabditida
Family:	Rhabditidae
Genus:	Oscheius
Species:	O. tipulae
Binomial name
Oscheius tipulae (Lam and Webster, 1971)[1][2]
Synonyms
Rhabditis (Rhabditella) tipulae Lam and Webster, 1971

O. tipulae is a satellite developmental genetic model organism used to study vulva formation.^[3] It is an androdioecious species characterized by the coexistence of males and hermaphrodites.