From: Developmental biologists' choice of subjects approximates to a power law, with no evidence for the existence of a special group of 'model organisms'
Genus
Incidence
Incidence (%)
Mus
1241
26.9
Drosophila
609
13.1
Gallus
471
10.2
Xenopus
377
8.2
Brachydanio
221
4.8
Rattus
157
3.4
Caenorhabditis
136
2.9
Homo
109
2.4
Dictyostelium
85
1.8
Strongylocentrotus
76
1.6