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Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2010 Echinoderms are exclusively marine animals that, after the chordates, represent the second largest group of deuterostomes. Their diverse species composition and singular ecological niches provide at the same time challenges and rewards when studying the ...
F Ramírez-Gómez, J E García-Arrarás
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Species richness and distribution patterns of echinoderms in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (34-56°S) [PDF]
Scientia Marina, 2014 The aim of this study was to compile and analyse available historical information on echinoderms in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean in order to make a synthesis of present taxonomical knowledge, to identify patterns of geographical distribution of ...
Valeria Souto +3 more
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Antero-posterior patterning in the brittle star Amphipholis squamata and the evolution of echinoderm body plans [PDF]
EvoDevoAlthough the adult pentaradial body plan of echinoderms evolved from a bilateral ancestor, identifying axial homologies between the morphologically divergent echinoderms and their bilaterian relatives has been an enduring problem in zoology.
L. Formery +4 more
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Symbiotic interactions on middle Cambrian echinoderms reveal the oldest parasitism on deuterostomes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBiotic interactions are considered as major drivers of evolutionary changes, but their identification in the fossil record is extremely rare and controversial.
Iban Goñi +8 more
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The Evolution and Diversity of SALMFamide Neuropeptides [PDF]
, 2013 The SALMFamides are a family of neuropeptides that act as muscle relaxants in echinoderms. Two types of SALMFamides have been identified: L-type (e.g.
Achhala, S, Elphick, MR, Martynyuk, N
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Environmental Drivers of Mesophotic Echinoderm Assemblages of the Southeastern Pacific Ocean
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Mesophotic ecosystems (50–400 m depth) of the southeastern Pacific have rarely been studied because of the logistical challenges in sampling across this remote zone. This study assessed how oxygen concentrations and other environmental predictors explain
Ariadna Mecho +9 more
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Large-scale spatial distribution patterns of echinoderms in nearshore rocky habitats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 This study examined echinoderm assemblages from nearshore rocky habitats for large-scale distribution patterns with specific emphasis on identifying latitudinal trends and large regional hotspots.
Katrin Iken +17 more
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Symbiotic Life of Echinoderm Larvae
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Echinoderm larvae have served as a fundamental system for understanding development and life history evolution over much of the last century. In the last few decades, our understanding of echinoderm larvae has expanded to the microbiota that they ...
Tyler J. Carrier, Adam M. Reitzel
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Gene regulation of adult skeletogenesis in starfish and modifications during gene network co-option
Scientific Reports, 2021 The larval skeleton of the echinoderm is believed to have been acquired through co-option of a pre-existing gene regulatory network (GRN); that is, the mechanism for adult skeleton formation in the echinoderm was deployed in early embryogenesis during ...
Atsuko Yamazaki +4 more
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EvoDevo, 2023 Background Cadherins are calcium-dependent transmembrane cell–cell adhesion proteins that are essential for metazoan development. They consist of three subfamilies: classical cadherins, which bind catenin, protocadherins, which contain 6–7 calcium ...
Macie M. Chess +3 more
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