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Table 3 Effects of temperature on biology of M. lignano, summary

From: Influence of temperature on development, reproduction and regeneration in the flatworm model organism, Macrostomum lignano

Characteristic

20 °C

25 °C

30 °C

35 °C

Development (days)

6–8

4–5

3–5

3–4

Reproduction rate (number of hatchlings)

150–200

310–430

450–570

320–410

Regeneration (days)

8

5

3

3

Heat shock response

n/a

ns

2-fold

> 20 fold

Mlig-ddx39 RNAi, days until lethality

16–17

9–10

7–8

n/a

Mlig-sperm1 RNAi, percentage of animals with enlarge testes at day 4.

0

25

85

n/a