We cloned full-length cDNA of two chemosensory genes (CSP2/3) from Daphnia carinata.
CSP2/3 protein levels varied between males, and sexual or parthenogenetic females.
CSP2/3 are expressed in the ovaries, summer eggs, thoracic limbs, rectum and second antennae.
CSP2/3 may be the trigger for females to transform into males.
CSP2/3 mRNA expression levels increase in response to temperature changes.