Dendrogramma, new genus, with two new non-bilaterian species from the marine bathyal of southeastern Australia (Animalia, Metazoa incertae sedis)--with similarities to some medusoids from the Precambrian Ediacara. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 A new genus, Dendrogramma, with two new species of multicellular, non-bilaterian, mesogleal animals with some bilateral aspects, D. enigmatica and D. discoides, are described from the south-east Australian bathyal (400 and 1000 metres depth).
Jean Just +3 more
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Ctenophora hunanensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta) from the Yongle River in Hunan Province, China [PDF]
PhytoKeysA new species, Ctenophora hunanensis Bing Liu & Rioual, sp. nov., found in the Yongle River, a tributary of the Xiang River (Hunan Province, southern China) is described on the basis of morphological observations made under light and scanning ...
Dong-Qin Xiang +4 more
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Meeting report of Ctenopalooza: the first international meeting of ctenophorologists [PDF]
EvoDevo, 2016 Here we present a report on Ctenopalooza: A meeting of ctenophorologists held at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience in St. Augustine, FL, USA, on March 14–15, 2016.
Joseph F. Ryan +2 more
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Initial discovery of microplastic pollution in Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora: Lobata)
Water Biology and Security, 2023 The production of plastics has exponentially increased over time such that the observation of microplastics in the oceans has become a major concern given how frequently these particles and marine biota may interact.
Mariana Beatriz Paz Otegui +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceWhile gelatinous zooplankton (GZ) constitute a vital component of the marine food web, understanding their biology and ecology has been hindered because traditional collection methods often destroy their fragile bodies.
Annemarie Wood +9 more
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Primer registro de Bolinopsis vitrea (Ctenophora: Tentaculata) para el golfo de México
Novitates Caribaea, 2023 Se aportan los primeros datos de la distribución de Bolinopsis vitrea en el golfo de México. Diversos ejemplares de B. vitrea fueron registrados y fotografiados entre el 2015 al 2018 en los arrecifes Tuxpan, Enmedio, Tanhuijo y Lobos; ecosistemas que ...
Vicencio De la Cruz-Francisco +2 more
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Apicortin, a Putative Apicomplexan-Specific Protein, Is Present in Deep-Branching Opisthokonts [PDF]
BiologyApicortin, a tubulin/microtubule-binding protein, was first described in 2009 as a protein characteristic of apicomplexans; it was found to be present in all Apicomplexa genomes already sequenced.
Ferenc Orosz
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Ciencias Marinas, 2020 Ctenophores in the class Tentaculata are distinct from Cnidarians in that they use sticky, not stinging, tentacles to capture and subdue their prey.
Nicholas D Leonardi +2 more
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Neuromuscular organization of the benthic ctenophore, Vallicula multiformis [PDF]
Zoological LettersCtenophora is the earliest metazoan taxon with neurons and muscles. Recent studies have described genetic, physiological, and cellular characteristics of the neural and muscular systems of this phylogenically important lineage.
Kurato Mohri, Hiroshi Watanabe
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Evolution of glial cells: a non-bilaterian perspective [PDF]
Neural DevelopmentNervous systems of bilaterian animals generally consist of two cell types: neurons and glial cells. Despite accumulating data about the many important functions glial cells serve in bilaterian nervous systems, the evolutionary origin of this abundant ...
Larisa Sheloukhova, Hiroshi Watanabe
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