Nematocera
TaxID: 7148
Basic Information
Nematocera
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The Nematocera (nemato+cera meaning "thread-horns") are a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae. This group is paraphyletic, containing all flies except for those of the suborder Brachycera (the name meaning "short-horns"), which includes species such as the housefly or the common fruit fly. Thus, the equivalent clade to Nematocera would be the whole of Diptera, with Brachycera as a "subclade". Families in Nematocera include mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, black flies, and multiple families commonly known as midges. The nematoceran imago typically have elongated bodies and legs, and many species have relatively long abdomens. They also have fairly long, fine, finely-jointed antennae; in many species, such as most mosquitoes, the female antennae are more or less threadlike, but the males have spectacularly feather-like or plumose antennae. The larvae of most nematoceran families are aquatic, either free-swimming, rock-dwelling, plant-dwelling, or luticolous (mud-dwelling). Some families however, are not aquatic; for instance the Tipulidae tend to be soil-dwelling and the Mycetophilidae feed on fungi such as mushrooms. Unlike most of the Brachycera, the larvae of Nematocera have distinct heads with mouthparts that may be modified for filter feeding or chewing, depending on their lifestyles. The pupae are orthorrhaphous which means that adults emerge from the pupa through a straight, longitudinal seam in the dorsal surface of the pupal cuticle. Males of many species form mating swarms resembling faint pillars of smoke, competing for females that visit the cloud of males to find a mate.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
unclassified
unclassified
unclassified
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Suborder
k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Diptera;f__unclassified;g__unclassified;s__unclassified
Arthropods
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Morphological Features
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Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
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Quarantine Status (2 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
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| Indonesia | Absent | — |
| United States of America | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (0 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
No distribution records available.
Genomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| SRR39797182 | Larvae whole body | - | - | 24416763 | India:Mizoram | |
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PRJNA1257556 SRX34475043 SRP582539 insect Untreated Total RNAs were extracted from the Untreated Culex quinquefasciatus larvae replicate1, using TRIzol reagent and quantified using NanoDrop 2000 (Thermo Inc., Massachusetts, USA). The integrity of the extracted RNA was assessed by gel electrophoresis. To minimize cross-contamination, all RNA and DNA analyses were conducted in separate designated areas. The RNA gel apparatus was used exclusively for RNA analysis, along with dedicated loading dyes and RNA markers. Additionally, nuclease-free TAE buffer was diluted with DEPC-treated water to maintain RNA integrity.cDNA synthesis and library preparation were performed using the KAPA HyperPrep Kit for cDNA Synthesis & Amplification Module (Roche, Switzerland). Synthesized cDNA was purified with KAPA Pure Beads (Roche). Library quality and size distribution were verified on an Agilent Bioanalyzer (Agilent Technologies, USA). Sequencing was carried out on the NovaSeq 6000 platform (Illumina, USA) to generate paired-end reads. Culex quinquefasciatus larvae {'age': '3rd instar', 'tissue': 'Larvae whole body', 'isolate': 'Culex quinquefasciatus larvae', 'geo_loc_name': 'India:Mizoram', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2025-05-25', 'isolation_source': 'Mizoram University'} |
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| SRR39797181 | Larvae whole body | - | - | 25006525 | India:Mizoram | |
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PRJNA1257556 SRX34475044 SRP582539 insect Untreated A Total RNAs were extracted from the Untreated Culex quinquefasciatus larvae replicate2, using TRIzol reagent and quantified using NanoDrop 2000 (Thermo Inc., Massachusetts, USA). The integrity of the extracted RNA was assessed by gel electrophoresis. To minimize cross-contamination, all RNA and DNA analyses were conducted in separate designated areas. The RNA gel apparatus was used exclusively for RNA analysis, along with dedicated loading dyes and RNA markers. Additionally, nuclease-free TAE buffer was diluted with DEPC-treated water to maintain RNA integrity.cDNA synthesis and library preparation were performed using the KAPA HyperPrep Kit for cDNA Synthesis & Amplification Module (Roche, Switzerland). Synthesized cDNA was purified with KAPA Pure Beads (Roche). Library quality and size distribution were verified on an Agilent Bioanalyzer (Agilent Technologies, USA). Sequencing was carried out on the NovaSeq 6000 platform (Illumina, USA) to generate paired-end reads. Culex quinquefasciatus larvae {'age': '3rd instar', 'tissue': 'Larvae whole body', 'isolate': 'Culex quinquefasciatus larvae', 'geo_loc_name': 'India:Mizoram', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2025-05-25', 'isolation_source': 'Mizoram University'} |
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| SRR39797180 | Larvae whole body | - | - | 27113553 | India:Mizoram | |
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PRJNA1257556 SRX34475045 SRP582539 insect Untreated B Total RNAs were extracted from the Untreated Culex quinquefasciatus larvae replicate3, using TRIzol reagent and quantified using NanoDrop 2000 (Thermo Inc., Massachusetts, USA). The integrity of the extracted RNA was assessed by gel electrophoresis. To minimize cross-contamination, all RNA and DNA analyses were conducted in separate designated areas. The RNA gel apparatus was used exclusively for RNA analysis, along with dedicated loading dyes and RNA markers. Additionally, nuclease-free TAE buffer was diluted with DEPC-treated water to maintain RNA integrity.cDNA synthesis and library preparation were performed using the KAPA HyperPrep Kit for cDNA Synthesis & Amplification Module (Roche, Switzerland). Synthesized cDNA was purified with KAPA Pure Beads (Roche). Library quality and size distribution were verified on an Agilent Bioanalyzer (Agilent Technologies, USA). Sequencing was carried out on the NovaSeq 6000 platform (Illumina, USA) to generate paired-end reads. Culex quinquefasciatus larvae {'age': '3rd instar', 'tissue': 'Larvae whole body', 'isolate': 'Culex quinquefasciatus larvae', 'geo_loc_name': 'India:Mizoram', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2025-05-25', 'isolation_source': 'Mizoram University'} |
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