Publications
Kanzaki, N., Herrmann, M., Weiler, C., Röseler, W., Theska, T., Berger, J., Rödelsperger, C. & Sommer, R.J. (2020): Nine new Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) species from China. Zootaxa, 4943, 1-66.
Rödelsperger, C., Röseler, W., Prabh, N., Yoshida, K., Weiler, C., Herrmann, M. & Sommer, R. J. (2018): Phylotransciptomics of Pristionchus nematodes reveals parallel gene loss in six hermaphroditic lineages. Current Biology, 28, 3123-3127.
Kanzaki, N., Herrmann, M., Yoshida, K., Weiler, C., Rödelsperger, C. & Sommer, R. J. (2018): Samplings of Millipedes in Japan and Scarab Beetles in Hongkong result in five new species of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae). J. of Nematology, 50, 587-610.
Herrmann, M., Kanzaki, N., Weiler, C., Yoshia, K., Rödelsperger, C. & Sommer, R. J. (2018): Two new species of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) include the gonochoristic sister species of P. fissidentatus. J. of Nematology, 51, 1-14, doi: 10.21307/jofnem-2019-024
Yoshida, K., Herrmann, M., Kanzaki, N., Weiler, C., Rödelsperger, C. & Sommer, R. J. (2018): Two new species of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) from Taiwan and the definition of the pacificus species-complex sensu stricto. J. of Nematology, 50, 355-368. doi:10.21307/jofnem-2018-015
Herrmann, M., Weiler, C., Rödelsperger, C., Kanzaki, N. & Sommer R.J. (2016): Two new Pristionchus species (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) from Taiwan are part of a species-cluster representing the closest known relatives of the Model Organism P. pacificus. Zoological Studies, 55: 48.
Susoy, V., Herrmann, M., Kanzaki, N., Kruger, M., Nguyen, C. N., Rödelsperger, C., Röseler, W., Weiler, C., Giblin-Davis, R. M., Ragsdale, E. J. & Sommer, R. J. (2016): Large-scale diversification without genetic isolation in nematode symbionts of figs. Science Advance, 2: e1501031.
Susoy, V., Ragsdale, E. J., Kanzaki, N. & Sommer, R. J. (2015): Rapid diversification associated with a macroevolutionary pulse of developmental plasticity. eLIFE, 4: e05463.
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Herrmann, M., Neuner, J., Vötsch, M., Wörner, J., Kanzaki, N. & Sommer, R. J. (2015): Pristionchus scratchpads - an online platform for taxonomy, systematics and phylogeny. Zootaxa, 3949, 597-600.
Ragsdale, E. J., Kanzaki, N. & Sommer, R. J. (2014): Levipalatum texanum n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) an androdioecious species from the southeastern United States. Nematology, 16, 695-709.
Kanzaki, N., Ragsdale, E., Herrmann, M., & Sommer, R. J. (2014): Two new and two recharacterized species resulting froma radiation of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) in Europe. J. of Nematology, 46, 60-74.
Kanzaki, N., Ragsdale, E., Susoy, V., & Sommer, R. J. (2014): Leptojacobus dorci n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Diplogastridae), an associate of Dorcus stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). J. of Nematology, 46, 50-59.
Herrmann, M., Ragsdale, E. J., Kanzaki, N., & Sommer, R. J. (2013): Sudhausia aristotokia n. gen., n. sp. and S. crassa n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Diplogastridae): viviparous new species with precocious gonad development. Nematology, 15, 1001-1020.
Kanzaki, N., Ragsdale, E. J., Herrmann, M., Susoy, V., & Sommer, R. J. (2013): Two androdioecious and one dioecious new species of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae): new reference points for the evolution of reproductive mode. Journal of Nematology, 45, 172-194.
Ragsdale, E. J., Kanzaki, N., Roeseler, W., Herrmann, M. & Sommer, R. J. (2013): Three new species of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) show morphological divergence through evolutionary intermediates of a novel feeding polymorphism. Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 168, 671-698.
Kanzaki, N., Ragsdale, E. J., Herrmann, M., Roeseler, W. & Sommer, R. J. (2013): Two new species of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) support the biogeographic importance of Japan for the evolution of the genus Pristionchus and the model system P. pacificus. Zool. Sci., 30, 680-692.
Kanzaki, N., Ragsdale, E. J., Herrmann, M., Roeseler, W. & Sommer, R. J. (2013): Pristionchus bucculentus n. sp. (Rhabditida: Diplogastridae) isolated from a shining mushroom beetle (Coleoptera: Scaphidiidae) in Hokkaido, Japan. J. of Nematology, 45, 77-84.
Susoy, V., Kanzaki, N. & Herrmann, M. (2013): Description of the bark beetle associated nematodes Micoletzkya masseyi n. sp and M. japonica n. sp (Nematoda: Diplogastridae). Nematology, 15, 213-231.
Kanzaki, N., Ragsdale, E., Herrmann, M., Mayer, W.E. & Sommer, R. J. (2012): Description of three Pristionchus species (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) from Japan that form a cryptic species complex with the model organism P. pacificus. Zool. Science, 29, 403-417.
Kanzaki, N., Ragsdale, E., Herrmann, M., Mayer, W. E., Tanaka, R. & Sommer, R. J. (2012): Parapristionchus giblindavisi n. gen, n. sp. (Rhabditida: Diplogastridae) isolated from stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) in Japan. Nematology, 14, 933-947.
Kanzaki, N., Ragsdale, E., Herrmann, M., & Sommer, R. J. (2012): Two new species of Pristionchus (Rhabditida: Diplogastridae) P. fissidentatus n.sp. from Nepal and La Réunion island and P. elegans n.sp. from Japan. J. of Nematology, 44, 80-90.
Morgan, K., McGaughran, A., Witte, H., Bartelmes, G., Villate, L., Herrmann, M., Rochat, J. & Sommer, R. J. (2012): Multi-locus analysis of Pristionchus pacificus on La Réunion Island reveals an evolutionary history shaped by multiple introductions, constrained dispersal events, and rare out-crossing. Mol Ecol., 21(2), 250-266.
Mayer, M. G. & Sommer R. J. (2011): Natural variation in Pristionchus pacificus dauer formation reveals cross-preference rather than self-preference of nematode dauer pheromones. Proc. R. Soc. B, 278, 2784-2790.
Mayer, W. E., Schuster, L., Bartelmes, G., Dieterich, C & Sommer R. J. (2011): Horizontal gene transfer of microbial cellulases into nematode genomes is associated with functional assimilation and gene turnover. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11: 13.
Featured in: Sokolowski, M. B., Fitzpatrick, M. J. (2008): Behavioural genetics: worms seek that old beetle smell. Current Biology, 18(11), R480-482.
Mayer, W. E., Herrmann, M. & Sommer, R. J. (2007): Phylogeny of the nematode genus Pristionchus and implications for biodiversity, biogeography and the evolution of hermaphroditism. BMC Evol Biol, 7: 104.
Herrmann, M., Mayer, W. E., Hong, R. L., Kienle, S., Minasaki, R. & Sommer, R. J. (2007): The Nematode Pristionchus pacificus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) is associated with the Oriental Beetle Exomala orientalis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Japan. Zoological Science, 24, 883-889.
Hong, R. L. and Sommer, R. J. (2006b): Chemoattraction in Pristionchus nematodes and implications for insect recognition. Current Biology, 16, 2359-2365.
Herrmann, M., Mayer, W. E. & Sommer, R. J. (2006): Nematodes of the genus Pristionchus are closely associated with scarab beetles and the Colorado potato beetle in Western Europe. Zoology, 109, 96-108.
Herrmann, M., Mayer, W. E. & Sommer, R. J. (2006b): Sex, bugs and Haldane’s rule: the nematode genus Pristionchus in the United States. Frontiers in Zoology, 3: 14.