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EF-hand proteins in onychophorans as compared to tardigrades and other ecdysozoans

Journal of Limnology, 2013
To learn more about the regulation of muscle contraction in the structural and functionally different muscles in Ecdysozoa, we have analysed the four EF-hand proteins calmodulin (CaM), troponin C (TnC), essential myosin light chain (eMLC) and regulatory ...
Thiruketheeswaran Prasath, Hartmut Greven, Jochen D'Haese   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insights into the microRNA landscape of Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas disease

Scientific Reports, 2023
The growing interest in microRNAs (miRNAs) over recent years has led to their characterization in numerous organisms. However, there is currently a lack of data available on miRNAs from triatomine bugs (Reduviidae: Triatominae), which are the vectors of ...
Paula Beatriz Santiago, Kaio Luís da Silva Bentes, Waldeyr Mendes Cordeiro da Silva, Yanna Reis Praça, Sébastien Charneau, Soraya Chaouch, Philippe Grellier, Marcos Antônio dos Santos Silva Ferraz, Izabela Marques Dourado Bastos, Jaime Martins de Santana, Carla Nunes de Araújo   +10 more
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Prioritising research on endocrine disruption in the marine environment: a global perspective

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 2, Page 848-868, April 2026.
ABSTRACT A healthy ocean is a crucial life support system that regulates the global climate, is a source of oxygen and supports major economic activities. A vast and understudied biodiversity from micro‐ to macro‐organisms is integral to ocean health.
Patricia I. S. Pinto, Angelica Miglioli, Carlie A. LaLone, Lisa Baumann, Alice Baynes, Mélanie Blanc‐Legendre, Ibon Cancio, Xavier Cousin, ZhiChao Dang, Rémi Dumollard, Alex T. Ford, Christopher Green, Taisen Iguchi, Philippa Kearney, Thomas Knigge, Christophe Minier, Tiphaine Monsinjon, Marta S. Monteiro, Joachim Sturve, Haruna Watanabe, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Gerald Ankley, Deborah M. Power, Ioanna Katsiadaki   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the phylogenetic position of Myzostomida: can 77 genes get it wrong? [PDF]

, 2009
Background Phylogenomic analyses recently became popular to address questions about deep metazoan phylogeny. Ribosomal proteins (RP) dominate many of these analyses or are, in some cases, the only genes included.
Halanych Kenneth M, Hartmann Stefanie, Eeckhaut Igor, Zhong Min, Podsiadlowski Lars, Bleidorn Christoph, Tiedemann Ralph   +6 more
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Palaeoscolecids from the early Cambrian Guanshan biota, Yunnan Province, China

Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 12, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Abstract Palaeoscolecidomorphs (Palaeoscolecida and Cricocosmiidae) are widespread early Palaeozoic worms crucial to understanding the early evolution of Ecdysozoa. They are well known from the early–middle Cambrian of the Yangtze Platform of South China, but research has disproportionately focused on the well‐known Cambrian Stage 3 Chengjiang biota of
Xiaomei Shi, Richard J. Howard, Guangxu Zhang, Xiaoya Ma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The genome sequence of the Montseny horsehair worm, Gordionus montsenyensis sp. nov., a key resource to investigate Ecdysozoa evolution

Peer Community Journal
Nematomorpha, also known as Gordiacea or Gordian worms, are a phylum of parasitic organisms that belong to the Ecdysozoa, a clade of invertebrate animals characterized by molting.
Eleftheriadi, Klara, Guiglielmoni, Nadège, Salces-Ortiz, Judit, Vargas-Chavez, Carlos, Martínez-Redondo, Gemma I., Gut, Marta, Flot, Jean-François, Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Fernández, Rosa   +8 more
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Neuronal tracing of oral nerves in a velvet worm – Implications for the evolution of the ecdysozoan brain

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2014
As one of the closest relatives of arthropods, Onychophora plays an important role in understanding the evolution of arthropod body plans. Currently there is controversy surrounding the evolution of the brain among the ecdysozoan clades, which shows a ...
Christine eMartin, Georg eMayer
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Anaerobic animals from an ancient, anoxic ecological niche [PDF]

, 2010
Tiny marine animals that complete their life cycle in the total absence of light and oxygen are reported by Roberto Danovaro and colleagues in this issue of BMC Biology.
Marek Mentel, William Martin, R Danovaro, MM Yakimov, E Alexander, V Edgcomb, DE Canfield, M Grieshaber, AGM Tielens, AGM Tielens, CE Cooper, A de Zwaan, M Grieshaber, U Theissen, JJ van Hellemond, J Barrett, AGM Tielens, KJ Peterson, M Müller, P Cheeseman, M van der Giezen, V Hampl, TM Embley, N Risgaard-Petersen, E Pina-Ochoa, A Atteia, F Mus, JE Meuser, T Stoeck, LA Levin, NV Grassineau, Y Ueno, N Dubilier, JM Bernhard, JM Bernhard, TW Lyons, DT Johnston, TW Lyons, M Mentel, B Shen, GE Budd, LEP Dietrich, DE Canfield, R Frei, CJ Cox, J Tovar, SD Dyall, I Hrdy, N Lane, CW Dunn, RM Kristensen, I Heiner   +51 more
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Why Homoscleromorph Sponges Have Ciliated Epithelia: Evidence for an Ancestral Role in Mucociliary Driven Particle Flux

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Volume 344, Issue 8, Page 505-516, December 2025.
Epithelia are typically ciliated, except in sponges. Of all Porifera only Homoscleromorphs have motile cilia on their epithelia. Our data highlight the presence of cilia and mucociliary particle transport as a common feature of metazoa and a secondary loss in other sponge lineages.
Veronica L. Price, Anudi Nanayakkara, Andrea Pasini, Elsa Bazellières, Amelie Vernale, Caroline Rocher, Carole Borchiellini, Andre Le Bivic, Emmanuelle Renard, Sally P. Leys   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Resilience of Life to Astrophysical Events

Scientific Reports, 2017
Much attention has been given in the literature to the effects of astrophysical events on human and land-based life. However, little has been discussed on the resilience of life itself.
David Sloan, Rafael Alves Batista, Abraham Loeb   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source