Table 1.
Summary of nematode species analysed and GA-binding properties
| Species | Clade | Life cycle stage | Life style | GA-binding |
| C. elegans | V | Mixed stages | Free-living | - |
| Ce daf-21 mutant | V | Mixed stages | Free-living | - |
| C. briggsae | V | Mixed stages | Free-living | - |
| P. pacificus | V | Mixed stages | Free-living | - |
| O. tipulae | V | Mixed stages | Free-living | - |
| H. contortus | V | L3 | Parasitic, FL larvae | - |
| T. circumcincta | V | Adult | Parasitic, FL larvae | - |
| N. brasiliensis | V | Adult | Parasitic, FL larvae | - |
| H. polygyrus | V | Adult | Parasitic, FL larvae | - |
| S. ratti | IV | Adult, FL | Parasitic or FL adult, FL larvae | - |
| P. redivivus | IV | Mixed stages | Free-living | - |
| G. rostochiensis | IV | J2 | Plant parasitic | - |
| G. pallida | IV | J2 | Plant parasitic | - |
| B. pahangi | III | Adult | Obligate parasite | + |
| A. viteae | III | Adult | Obligate parasite | + |
| D. immitis | III | Adult | Obligate parasite | + |
| O. ochengi | III | Adult, male only | Obligate parasite | + |
| T. cati | III | Adult | Parasitic, egg in environment | + |
| P. equorum | III | Adult | Parasitic, egg in environment | + |
| A. suum | III | Adult | Parasitic, egg in environment | + |
| A. simplex | III | L3 | Marine, larvae in sea | - |
| P. decipens | III | L3 | Marine, larvae in sea | - |
| A. crassus | III | Adult | Marine, larvae in sea | ? |
| T. spiralis | I | L1 | Obligate parasite | + |
| T. muris | I | Adult | Parasitic, egg in environment | ? |
FL, free-living; ? uncertain GA-binding status