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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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A nomenclature for echinoderm genes
Abstract Echinoderm embryos and larvae are prominent experimental model systems for studying developmental mechanisms. High-quality, assembled, annotated genome sequences are now available for several echinoderm species, including representatives from most classes.
Thomas R. Beatman +4 more
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Environmental Drivers of Mesophotic Echinoderm Assemblages of the Southeastern Pacific Ocean
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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Antero-posterior patterning in the brittle star Amphipholis squamata and the evolution of echinoderm body plans [PDF]
Although 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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The RNA Virome of Echinoderms [PDF]
Abstract Echinoderms are a phylum of marine invertebrates that include model organisms, keystone species, and animals commercially harvested for seafood. Despite their scientific, ecological, and economic importance, there is little known about the diversity of RNA viruses that infect echinoderms compared to other ...
Elliot W. Jackson +3 more
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Large-scale spatial distribution patterns of echinoderms in nearshore rocky habitats. [PDF]
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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Gene regulation of adult skeletogenesis in starfish and modifications during gene network co-option
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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Symbiotic Life of Echinoderm Larvae
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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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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Phylogeny of Echinoderm Hemoglobins [PDF]
Recent genomic information has revealed that neuroglobin and cytoglobin are the two principal lineages of vertebrate hemoglobins, with the latter encompassing the familiar myoglobin and α-globin/β-globin tetramer hemoglobin, and several minor groups.
Christensen, AB +9 more
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