A chain of very large cuboidal cells forming a wide central lumen in which food arrives from the posterior pharynx, is digested, and from which waste products proceed to the rectum. Intestinal rings form in groups of two and four cells surrounding the common lumen; thus the epithelium is only one cell deep at any point, with neighboring cells firmly secured to their neighbors by apical adherens junctions. These cells have very large nuclei and many large vacuoles, yolk granules, and other inclusions; the latter increase in number and electron density as the animal ages. |
intestine
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gut |
WBbt:0005772
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Anterior distal tip cell, inhibit meiosis in neighbouring germ cells, lead gonad during morphogenesis, herm gonad |
anterior distal tip cell
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gon herm dtc A |
WBbt:0004520
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Posterior distal tip cell, inhibit meiosis in neighbouring germ cells, lead gonad during morphogenesis, herm gonad |
posterior distal tip cell
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gon herm dtc P |
WBbt:0004506
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Neuron class of six motoneurons, with cell bodies in the ventral cord, which innervate dorsal muscles. Each cell has a short, posteriorly directed and a longer, anteriorly directed process emanating from its cell body. The anterior process has a branch, which leaves the ventral cord as a commissure and runs round to the dorsal cord. |
DD neuron
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WBbt:0005270
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Neuron class of seven motoneurons that innervate dorsal muscles and have cell bodies in the ventral cord. |
DB neuron
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WBbt:0005274
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Neuron class of nine ventral cord motor neuron, innervates dorsal muscle. |
DA neuron
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WBbt:0005278
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Amphid interneuron |
AIYL
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lineage name: ABplpapaaap |
WBbt:0003963
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Amphid interneuron |
AIYR
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lineage name: ABprpapaaap |
WBbt:0003961
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Interfacial (hypodermal) cells which connect the hypodermal epithelium of the lips to the pharyngeal epithelium, firmly binding the inner tissue (the pharynx) to the outer bodywall (the hypodermis). |
arcade cell
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WBbt:0005793
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A free-floating spherical cell lying in the pseudocoelomic cavity of larvae and adult C. elegans which can endocytose many compounds, possibly for immune surveillance. There are six coelomocytes in adult hermaphrodites, and they display prominent cytoplasmic inclusions and vacuoles. |
coelomocyte
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WBbt:0005751
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Amphid wing cells, neurons having ciliated sheet-like sensory endings closely associated with amphid sheath |
AWBL
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lineage name: ABalpppppap |
WBbt:0003829
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Amphid wing cells, neurons having ciliated sheet-like sensory endings closely associated with amphid sheath |
AWBR
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lineage name: ABpraaappap |
WBbt:0003828
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one member of Amphid neurons, single ciliated endings, probably chemo-sensory; project into ring via commissure from ventral ganglion, make diverse synaptic connections in ring neuropil |
ASKL
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lineage name: ABalpppapppa |
WBbt:0003884
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one member of Amphid neurons, single ciliated endings, probably chemo-sensory; project into ring via commissure from ventral ganglion, make diverse synaptic connections in ring neuropil |
ASKR
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lineage name: ABpraaaapppa |
WBbt:0003883
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one member of amphid neurons, single ciliated ending, probably chemo-sensory; project into ring via commissure from ventral ganglion, make diverse synaptic connections in ring neuropil |
ASIL
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lineage name: ABplaapapppa |
WBbt:0003888
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one member of Amphid neurons, single ciliated endings, probably chemo-sensory; project into ring via commissure from ventral ganglion, make diverse synaptic connections in ring neuropil |
ASIR
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lineage name: ABpraapapppa |
WBbt:0003887
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Ring interneuron |
RICL
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lineage name: ABplppaaaapp |
WBbt:0003941
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Ring interneuron |
RICR
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lineage name: ABprppaaaapp |
WBbt:0003940
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Posterior lateral microtubule cell, touch receptor |
PLML
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lineage name: ABplapappppaa |
WBbt:0004104
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Posterior lateral microtubule cell, touch receptor |
PLMR
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lineage name: ABprapappppaa |
WBbt:0004103
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Ventral cord interneuron, synapses onto VA, DA, and AS motor neurons; formerly called alpha |
AVAL
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lineage name: ABalppaaapa |
WBbt:0003870
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Ventral cord interneuron, synapses onto VA, DA, and AS motor neurons; formerly called alpha |
AVAR
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lineage name: ABalaappapa |
WBbt:0003869
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Ring motor neuron/interneuron, has a posteriorly direct ed process that runs sublaterally |
SMDVL
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lineage name: ABalppappaa |
WBbt:0004970
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Ring motor neuron/interneuron, has a posteriorly direct ed process that runs sublaterally |
SMDVR
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lineage name: ABarappppaa |
WBbt:0004969
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Ring motor neuron/interneuron, has a posteriorly direct ed process that runs sublaterally |
SMDDL
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lineage name: ABplpapaaaa |
WBbt:0004972
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Ring motor neuron/interneuron, has a posteriorly direct ed process that runs sublaterally |
SMDDR
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lineage name: ABprpapaaaa |
WBbt:0004971
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Neuron class of one ring interneuron, cell body in dorsorectal ganglion, has a large vesicle-filled process in ring. |
DVA
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lineage name: ABprppppapp |
WBbt:0004823
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Ring motor neuron |
RMEL
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lineage name: ABalaaaarlp |
WBbt:0005025
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Ring motor neuron |
RMER
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lineage name: ABalaaaarrp |
WBbt:0005023
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Ring motor neuron |
RMED
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lineage name: ABalapppaap |
WBbt:0005027
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