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The Ctenophore Genome and the Evolutionary Origins of Neural Systems
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The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity
- W. Appeltans, S. Ahyong, +118 authors Mark John Costello
- Biology, Medicine
- Current Biology
- 4 December 2012
BACKGROUND
The question of how many marine species exist is important because it provides a metric for how much we do and do not know about life in the oceans. We have compiled the first register of… Expand
Evolution of the chordate body plan: new insights from phylogenetic analyses of deuterostome phyla.
- C. B. Cameron, J. Garey, B. Swalla
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 25 April 2000
The deuterostome phyla include Echinodermata, Hemichordata, and Chordata. Chordata is composed of three subphyla, Vertebrata, Cephalochordata (Branchiostoma), and Urochordata (Tunicata). Careful… Expand
Evaluating hypotheses of deuterostome phylogeny and chordate evolution with new LSU and SSU ribosomal DNA data.
- Christopher J. Winchell, J. Sullivan, C. B. Cameron, B. Swalla, J. Mallatt
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular biology and evolution
- 1 May 2002
We investigated evolutionary relationships among deuterostome subgroups by obtaining nearly complete large-subunit ribosomal RNA (LSU rRNA)-gene sequences for 14 deuterostomes and 3 protostomes and… Expand
Urochordates are monophyletic within the deuterostomes.
- B. Swalla, C. B. Cameron, L. S. Corley, J. Garey
- Biology, Medicine
- Systematic biology
- 2000
Understanding the phylogenetic relationships of the three major urochordate groups within the deuterostomes is central to understanding the evolution of the chordates. We have prepared a detailed… Expand
The origin and evolution of animal appendages.
- G. Panganiban, S. Irvine, +11 authors S. Carroll
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 13 May 1997
Animals have evolved diverse appendages adapted for locomotion, feeding and other functions. The genetics underlying appendage formation are best understood in insects and vertebrates. The expression… Expand
Deciphering deuterostome phylogeny: molecular, morphological and palaeontological perspectives
Deuterostomes are a monophyletic group of animals that include the vertebrates, invertebrate chordates, ambulacrarians and xenoturbellids. Fossil representatives from most major deuterostome groups,… Expand
Molecular phylogeny of the protochordates: chordate evolution
The deuterostomes are a monophyletic group of multicellular animals that include the Chordata, a phylum that exhibits a unique body plan within the metazoans. Deuterostomes classically contained… Expand
Global Diversity of Ascidiacea
- N. Shenkar, B. Swalla
- Biology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 20 June 2011
The class Ascidiacea presents fundamental opportunities for research in the fields of development, evolution, ecology, natural products and more. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the… Expand
Coloniality has evolved once in Stolidobranch Ascidians.
- L. Zeng, M. W. Jacobs, B. Swalla
- Biology, Medicine
- Integrative and comparative biology
- 3 May 2006
Ascidians exhibit a rich array of body plans and life history strategies. Colonial species typically consist of zooids embedded in a common test and brood large, fully developed larvae, while… Expand