• somatic gonad
    • The components of the gonad that are separate from the germline proper. In hermaphrodite, these include five tissues which are all derived from the somatic primordium : the distal tip cells, the gonadal sheath, the spermatheca, the spermatheca-uterine valve (sp-ut) and the uterus.
  • obsolete somatic gonad
  • somatic gonad precursor
    • any of two cells that generate all somatic tissues of the gonad proper (i.e. ovary or testis ) and genital ducts (e.g. uterus, vas deferens).
  • obsolete somatic gonad precursors
  • hermaphrodite somatic gonadal cell
    • somatic (not germline) cell of the hermaphrodite gonad.
  • Z4
    • Somatic gonad precursor cell
  • Z1
    • Somatic gonad precursor cell
  • hermaphrodite distal tip cell
    • somatic gonad cell that situates at the distal tip of the hermaphrodite gonad.
  • gonadal primordium
    • a region around premature germline, consists of cells of pedigree Z1 and Z4, which develops to become the somatic gonad.
  • epithelial cell
    • cell of epithelium, the layer of cells that cover the external surface of an organism as well as forming an inner lining between the tissues and organs of that organism and the external environment. In C. elegans epithelial cells include epithelium of the alimentary tract, intestinal cells, hypodermis, interfacial cells and somatic gonad cells.
  • distal tip cell
    • somatic cell that situates at the tip of a gonad arm.
  • linker cell
    • male gonad cell, leads gonad during morphogenesis and initiates union with cloaca
  • gonad arm
    • A lobe of the gonad. In a monodelphic gonad, there is one arm, whereas in a didelphic gonad, there are two arms.
  • anterior distal tip cell
    • Anterior distal tip cell, inhibit meiosis in neighbouring germ cells, lead gonad during morphogenesis, herm gonad
  • male gonadal cell
    • cell of male gonad.
  • posterior distal tip cell
    • Posterior distal tip cell, inhibit meiosis in neighbouring germ cells, lead gonad during morphogenesis, herm gonad
  • ut1 posterior
    • ut1 of posterior gonad arm.
  • anterior spermatheca
    • spermatheca in anterior gonad arm.
  • ut1 anterior
    • ut1 of anterior gonad arm.
  • ut2 anterior
    • ut2 of anterior gonad arm.
  • ut4 anterior
    • ut4 of anterior gonad arm.
  • Posterior spermatheca
    • spermatheca in posterior gonad arm.
  • ut3 posterior
    • ut3 of posterior gonad arm.
  • ut2 posterior
    • ut2 of posterior gonad arm.
  • ut3 anterior
    • ut3 of anterior gonad arm.
  • somatic neuron
    • neuron of the somatic nervous system.
  • seminal vesical cell
    • seminal vesicle cell of male gonad.
  • ves deferens cell
    • cell of vas deferens of male gonad.
  • male gonad
    • gonad of a male animal, produces sperm.
  • posterior gonadal sheath cell
    • sheath cell of the posterior gonad arm.
  • anterior spermathecal-uterine junction
    • spermathecal-uterine junction of the anterior gonad arm.
  • anchor cell
    • anchor cell, induces vulva, part of hermaphrodite gonad.
  • anterior gonad arm
    • Anterior lobe of the bi-lobbed hermaphrodite gonad.
  • posterior gonad arm
    • Posterior lobe of the bi-lobbed hermaphrodite gonad.
  • posterior spermathecal-uterine junction
    • spermathecal-uterine junction of the posterior gonad arm.
  • anterior gonadal sheath cell
    • any of sheath cells of the anterior gonad arm.
  • posterior epithelial sheath cell of distal gonadal arms
    • any of two posterior epithelial sheaths of distal arms, no muscle fibers, herm gonad
  • spermathecal-uterine junction
    • A valve tissue that connects the spermatheca and the uterus of a hermaphrodite gonad.
  • anterior ganglion (ant)
    • portion of anterior ganglion of somatic nervous system that is anterior to the metacorpus of pharynx.
  • seminal vesicle
    • part of male gonad that holds mature sperm, made of a total of 12 nuclei.
  • male distal tip cell
    • one of a pair of cells, situates at the distal tip of the male gonad.
  • anterior epithelial sheath cell of distal gonad arms
    • epithelial sheath cell at distal end of the anterior gonad arm, no muscle fibers, of hermaphrodite.
  • Z1.apa hermaphrodite
    • Anterior epithelial sheath cell of hermaphrodite gonad distal arms, no muscle fibers, of pedigree Z1.apa.
  • anterior spermathecal-uterine core cell
    • A syncytium cell that forms a plug in maturing spemathecal-uterine valve of anterior gonad arm.
  • posterior spermathecal-uterine core cell
    • a syncytium cell that forms a plug in maturing spemathecal-uterine valve of posterior gonad arm.
  • Z1.paaa hermaphrodite
    • Anterior epithelial sheath cell of hermaphrodite gonad distal arms, no muscle fibers, of pedigree Z1.paaa.
  • spermathecal-uterine valve cell
    • A single syncytium cell of four nuclei makes a valve, connecting spermatheca and uterus of hermaphrodite gonad.
  • posterior spermathecal-uterine valve cell
    • valve made of a single syncytium cell connecting spermatheca and uterine of posterior arm of hermaphrodite gonad.
  • anterior ganglion (post)
    • portion of anterior ganglion of somatic nervous system that is near or posteior to the metacorpus of pharynx.
  • anterior spermathecal-uterine valve cell
    • Valve made of a single syncytium cell of four nuclei, connecting spermatheca and uterine of anterior arm of hermaphrodite gonad.
  • germ line
    • cell line which early in development becomes differentiated from the remaining somatic cell line, and alone has the potential to undergo meiosis and form gametes.
  • gonadal sheath cell
    • five pairs of thin gonadal sheath cells form a single layer covering the germ line component of each arm, each pair occupying a stereotyped position along the gonad proximal-distal axis.
  • primary spermatocyte
    • A diploid immature germ cell which forms in the gonad when a spermatogonial stem cell buds off from the rachis to form a single cell that quickly enters metaphase I and divides to form secondary spermatocytes attached to a residual body.
  • secondary spermatocyte
    • A haploid immature germ cell which forms in the gonad by the division of a diploid primary spermatocyte. It undergoes a second meiotic division to complete meiosis, at which time the daughter cells detach from the residual body to become spermatids.