Sarcophaga crassipalpis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sarcophagidae |
| Genus: | Sarcophaga |
| Species: | S. crassipalpis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarcophaga crassipalpis | |
Sarcophaga crassipalpis is a species of flesh flies (insects in the family Sarcophagidae.
It is a common laboratory animal used in the study of gene expression and the study of diapause in insects.[2]
Sarcophaga crassipalpis conforms to the basic bilateral symmetry body plan for arthropods and insects by possessing jointed-appendages, a sclerotized external cuticle, and an internal muscular system that functions as levers for movement.[3] The six legs possess a tarsus, or foot, with a pair of claws for gripping rough surfaces. Beneath the claws is a fleshy, glandular adhesive pad called a pulvillus, which is used on smooth surfaces.[4]
Sarcophaga crassipalpis is an insect in the order Diptera, meaning “two-winged”. As with other flies, S. crassipalpis has one pair of wings used for flying. Posterior to the wings is a small pair of knob-like structures (called halteres), which function as organs of balance.[5]
Like other dipterans, S. crassipalpis reproduces utilizing complete metamorphosis, i.e. the life cycle consists of the following stages: egg, larva (called a maggot), pupa, and adult.
Most notably, S. crassipalpis will enter diapause under very specific environmental stimuli. Photoperiod exposure received by embryos in the uterus is one factor in initiating diapause.[6] It is sensitive to specific environmental stimuli in its early larval stage and then enters diapause as a pupa. Sarcophaga crassipalpis enters an overwintering pupal diapause in response to cues of a short day-length received during late embryonic and early larval life.[7] Diapause in S. crassipalpis is not a complete cessation of gene expression. It is a separate developmental pathway that is expressed by another set of genes.[2] It lays its eggs in open flesh wounds, typically the wounds of livestock.[8] Pesticides have been designed to interfere with the normal development, killing only larva.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sarcophaga crassipalpis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b Roland F. Flannagan; Steven P. Tammariello; Karl H. Joplin; Rebecca A. Cikra-Ireland; George D. Yokum & David L. Denlinger (1998). "Diapause-specific gene expression in pupae of the flesh fly Sarcophaga crassipalpis". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95 (10): 5616–5620. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.5616F. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.10.5616. PMC 20427. PMID 9576932.
- ^ James W. Valentine (2004). On the origin of phyla. University of Chicago Press. p. 614. ISBN 0-226-84548-6.
- ^ "Flies: Pictures, information, classification and more".
- ^ http://www.flycontrol.novartis.com/species/en/index.shtml Fly Control in livestock and Poultry, 12/27/2009
- ^ Denlinger, David L. (1972). "Induction and Termination of Pupal Diapause in Sarcophaga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)". Biological Bulletin. 142 (1): 11–24. doi:10.2307/1540242. ISSN 0006-3185.
- ^ R. F. Chapman (1998). The Insects; Structure and Function (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 404. ISBN 0-521-57048-4.
- ^ "Total recoil: Survival of the primmest". BBC. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
- ^ "Fly Control in Confined Livestock and Poultry Production - Novartis Animal Health Inc". Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
External links
[edit]- Sarcophaga crassipalpis on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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