Eudistoma (Ascidiacea: Polycitoridae) from tropical Brazil
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2014 We studied material in collections from coastal intertidal and subtidal tropical waters of the Brazilian states of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, and Espírito Santo.
Livia de Moura Oliveira +2 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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Taxonomic identity of Distaplia stylifera (Tunicata, Ascidiacea), a new arrival to the eastern Pacific displaying invasive behavior in the Gulf of California, Mexico [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 A colonial ascidian of the genus Distaplia caused a mass mortality of the pen shell Atrina maura (Sowerby, 1835) during June 2016 in the southwest of the Gulf of California (Mexico), with a significant socio-economic cost.
Betzabé Moreno-Dávila +7 more
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The colonial ascidian fauna of Fiordland, New Zealand, with a description of two new species [PDF]
, 2014 Figure 4. Botrylloides leachii (NIWA 4998): (A) Zooid; (B1, B2) parietal and mesial sides of the stomach; (C) ventral side of a zooid showing relative position of gonads.
Page, Michael J. +8 more
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Continued persistence of non-native ascidians in Southern California harbors and marinas [PDF]
Aquatic Invasions, 2023 Non-native ascidians have long dominated the artificial structures in southern California’s (United States) marinas and harbors. To determine the change in ascidian abundance and community composition over the last several decades, in 2019–2020 we ...
Claire L. Nichols +2 more
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New data on C1qDC from the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri
Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2021 In the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri, we recently identified a novel C1q-domain-containing (C1qDC) protein expressed by circulating immunocytes, called BsC1qDC.
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Stem Cells Are Units of Natural Selection in a Colonial Ascidian [PDF]
Cell, 2005 Stem cells are highly conserved biological units of development and regeneration. Here we formally demonstrate that stem cell lineages are also legitimate units of natural selection. In a colonial ascidian, Botryllus schlosseri, vascular fusion between genetically distinct individuals results in cellular parasitism of somatic tissues, gametes, or both.
Laird, Diana J. +2 more
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Studying Regeneration in Ascidians: An Historical Overview. [PDF]
Methods Mol Biol, 2022 Ascidians are sessile tunicates, that is, marine animals belonging to the phylum Chordata and considered the sister group of vertebrates. They are widespread in all the seas, constituting abundant communities in various ecosystems.
Vanni V +4 more
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The hemocytes of Polyandrocarpa mysakiensis: morphology and immune-related activities [PDF]
Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2009 A preliminary study of the hemocytes of developing buds of the compound ascidian Polyandrocarpa misakiensis was carried out at the light microscope level for a better understanding of their biological role. Similarly to other ascidians, P.
L Ballarin, K Kawamura
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Diversity, 2022 Compound styelid ascidians are distributed in all marine environments and usually exhibit high morphological plasticity and complexity. In particular, Botrylloides, Botryllus, and Symplegma species show high morphological variations leading to confusion ...
Lilian A. Palomino-Alvarez +3 more
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