Scientific Reports, 2021 Ascidians (Phylum Chordata, Class Ascidiacea) are a large group of invertebrates which occupy a central role in the ecology of marine benthic communities.
Marie L. Nydam +6 more
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An elongated COI fragment to discriminate botryllid species and as an improved ascidian DNA barcode
Scientific Reports, 2021 Botryllids are colonial ascidians widely studied for their potential invasiveness and as model organisms, however the morphological description and discrimination of these species is very problematic, leading to frequent specimen misidentifications.
Marika Salonna +8 more
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Coloniality has evolved once in Stolidobranch Ascidians [PDF]
Integrative and Comparative Biology, 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 solitary species live singly and usually free-spawn eggs that develop into small, undifferentiated larvae.
Liyun, Zeng +2 more
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Morphological Study and 3D Reconstruction of the Larva of the Ascidian Halocynthia roretzi
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021 The swimming larva represents the dispersal phase of ascidians, marine invertebrates belonging to tunicates. Due to its adhesive papillae, the larva searches the substrate, adheres to it, and undergoes metamorphosis, thereby becoming a sessile filter ...
Lucia Manni +5 more
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Distribution and Localised Effects of the Invasive Ascidian Didemnum perlucidum (Monniot 1983) in an Urban Estuary. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Didemnid ascidians are notorious marine invaders, fouling infrastructure in many ecosystems globally. However, there have been few reports of direct interactions with native species in their natural environment.
Tiffany Schenk Simpson +2 more
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Life history and ecological genetics of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri [PDF]
, 2015 The colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri is a cosmopolitan, marine filter feeder, introduced as a laboratory research organism in the 1950s. Currently, it is widely used in many laboratories to investigate a variety of biological questions.
Ballarin, Loriano +7 more
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Immunobiology of compound ascidians, with particular reference to Botryllus schlosseri: state of art [PDF]
Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2008 The phylogenetic position of invertebrate chordates closely related to vertebrates explains the increasing interest towards tunicate immunobiology. Most of the tunicates are ascidians which, like all other invertebrates, rely only on innate immunity for ...
L Ballarin
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The Genome of the “Sea Vomit” Didemnum vexillum
Life, 2021 Tunicates are the sister group of vertebrates and thus occupy a key position for investigations into vertebrate innovations as well as into the consequences of the vertebrate-specific genome duplications.
Ernesto Parra-Rincón +7 more
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Benthic trophic interactions in an Antarctic shallow water ecosystem affected by recent glacier retreat [PDF]
, 2015 The western Antarctic Peninsula is experiencing strong environmental changes as a consequence of ongoing regional warming. Glaciers in the area are retreating rapidly and increased sediment-laden meltwater runoff threatens the benthic biodiversity at ...
De Troch, Marleen +5 more
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Susceptibility of invasive tunicates Clavelina oblonga to reduced seawater salinities
Aquaculture Reports, 2022 The intensive colonial tunicate Clavelina oblonga invasion was observed in the summer of 2020 at shellfish farms located on the western and eastern coasts of the Istrian peninsula (NE, Adriatic, Croatia).
Nina Majnarić +3 more
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