Ellsworth C. Dougherty (July 21, 1921 – 1965) was a biologist who was first to study the nematode worm ''

Caenorhabditis elegans ''Caenorhabditis elegans'' () is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in length that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a Hybrid word, blend of the Greek ''caeno-'' (recent), ''r ...

'' in the laboratory, with

Victor Nigon Victor Marc Nigon (born 11 October 1920 in Metz, France, died 5 July 2015) was a biologist who was first to study the nematode worm ''Caenorhabditis elegans ''Caenorhabditis elegans'' () is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in ...

, in the 1940s. He did most of his studies and medical work in California.

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Mount Dougherty is a mountain range in Antarctica named after Ellsworth Dougherty. The specific epithet given to the nematode species ''

Caenorhabditis doughertyi ''Caenorhabditis doughertyi'' is a species of nematodes in the genus '' Caenorhabditis''. Prior to 2014, it was referred to as ''C. sp. 10'' JU1333 wild isolate was collected from rotting cacao fruits in Kerala, India in 2007. The specific epi ...

'' is also a tribute to E. Dougherty.

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1921 births 1965 deaths Nematologists 20th-century American biologists Caenorhabditis elegans 20th-century American zoologists {{zoologist-stub

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