Unfolding the ventral nerve center of chaetognaths [PDF]
Neural DevelopmentBackground Chaetognaths are a clade of marine worm-like invertebrates with a heavily debated phylogenetic position. Their nervous system superficially resembles the protostome type, however, knowledge regarding the molecular processes involved in ...
June F. Ordoñez, Tim Wollesen
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Simulation of encounter rates between zooplankton organisms and microplastics in a tropical estuary. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Coastal estuarine systems may hold a large number of microplastic particles, which predators often mistake for prey. This study estimated the encounter rates between microplastics (alleged prey) and zooplankton having different feeding modes, trophic ...
Laura Sanvicente-Añorve +4 more
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Diversity, seasonal abundance, and environmental drivers of chaetognath populations in North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, USA [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Chaetognaths (Phylum: Chaetognatha) are one of the most abundant phyla of zooplankton worldwide and play an important role in marine trophic interactions.
Sarah E. Stone, Joshua P. Stone
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Anterior-posterior patterning in the chaetognath Spadella cephaloptera informs bilaterian nervous system and tail evolution [PDF]
Communications BiologyThe formation of the bilaterian anterior–posterior axis relies on deeply conserved patterning systems, yet how these evolved remains incompletely understood.
June F. Ordoñez, Tim Wollesen
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Taxonomic reassessment of chaetognaths (Chaetognatha, Sagittoidea, Aphragmophora) from Korean waters [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Since the first record of chaetognaths (arrow worms) reported from Korean waters by Molchanov in 1907, three families, 12 genera and 21 species have been additionally described.
Seohwi Choo, Man-Ki Jeong, Ho Young Soh
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A giant stem-group chaetognath. [PDF]
Sci AdvChaetognaths, with their characteristic grasping spines, are the oldest known pelagic predators, found in the lowest Cambrian (Terreneuvian). Here, we describe a large stem chaetognath, Timorebestia koprii gen. et sp.
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Methodology optimization to quantify microplastic presence in planktonic copepods, chaetognaths and fish larvae [PDF]
MethodsX, 2023 Two of the groups most impacted by microplastics (MPs) are zooplankton and fish larvae, either through MPs ingestion or absorption. Although there has been an increase of studies focusing on MPs ingestion by these organisms, there is still no ...
S.M. Rodrigues +4 more
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Temporal patterns of gelatinous zooplankton distribution and environmental drivers in the south-western Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 This study aims to investigate the distribution of gelatinous zooplankton in relation to environmental parameters along the coastal regions of Algeria in the south-western Mediterranean Sea. A total of 48 species were recorded from nine sampling stations
Ghollame Ellah Yacine Khames +3 more
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Customized digestion protocols for copepods, euphausiids, chaetognaths and fish larvae facilitate the isolation of ingested microplastics [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDegradation of oceanic plastic waste leads to the formation of microplastics that are ingested by a wide range of animals. Yet, the amounts that are taken up, especially by small zooplankton, are largely unknown.
Imke Podbielski, Thea Hamm, Mark Lenz
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 Blooms of the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum donghaiense have had adverse impacts on marine ecosystems. However, ecological details, particularly the impacts and processes of the P.
Anglu Shen +3 more
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