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Invertebrates form a paraphyletic group of animals without a vertebral column. Approximatly 95% of the animal species belong to the invertebrata and the group includes both terrestrial and aquatic animals. Invertebrates, including the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans, are often used in experiments because of their short life cycle, simple anatomy and relative small size.Daphnia magna

Crustaceans

Crustaceans are members of the phylum Athropoda. Most are free-living aquatic animals, but some are terrestrial or parasitic. The following species are cultured in our laboratory:
- Daphnia magna, used for environmental toxicity studies.
- Cyclops spp., used for environmental toxicity studies.

Drosophila melanogaster

D. melanogaster is a common member of the Diptera (flies). D. melanogaster is a popular model organism in biology, including studies in genetics, physiology, microbial pathogenesis and life history evolution. In our facilities D. melanogaster is used to research septic injury.

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