Table 1.

Summary of C. elegans tracking software features.

Tracker	Nemoa	The parallel worm Trackerb	OptoTrackerc	Multimodal illumination and tracking systemd	CoLBeRTe	The multi worm trackerf	Optomechanical system for virtual environmentsg	Worm Tracker 2.0h	WormLabi
Single/Multiple worms	Single	Multiple	Multiple	Single	Single	Multiple	Single	Single	Multiple
Tracking capability	Skeleton and outline	Mid-point	Mid-point	Skeleton and outline	Skeleton and outline	Skeleton and outline	Bright spot	Skeleton and outline	Skeleton and outline

^aTsibidis and Tavernarakis, 2007;

^bRamot et al., 2008;

^cRamot et al., 2008;

^dStirman et al., 2011;

^eLeifer et al., 2011;

^fSwierczek et al., 2011;

^gFaumont et al., 2011;

^hGeng et al., 2004;

ⁱRoussel et al., 2014.