Venomous Noodles: The Evolution of Toxins in Nemertea through Positive Selection and Gene Duplication [PDF]
Some, probably most and perhaps all, members of the phylum Nemertea are poisonous, documented so far from marine and benthic specimens. Although the toxicity of these animals has been long known, systematic studies on the characterization of toxins ...
Gabriel Gonzalez Sonoda +4 more
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Phylogeny and mitochondrial gene order variation in Lophotrochozoa in the light of new mitogenomic data from Nemertea [PDF]
Background The new animal phylogeny established several taxa which were not identified by morphological analyses, most prominently the Ecdysozoa (arthropods, roundworms, priapulids and others) and Lophotrochozoa (molluscs, annelids, brachiopods and ...
von Döhren Jörn +4 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Quasilineus sinicus Gibson, 1990 (Nemertea: Heteronemertea) and its phylogenetic implications [PDF]
In this study, we sequenced and characterized the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Quasilineus sinicus Gibson, 1990 (Heteronemertea, Nemertea) using Illumina sequencing technology.
Chun-Yang Shen +7 more
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ERGA-BGE reference genome of the lineid heteronemertean Lineus lacteus (Pilidiophora, Nemertea) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
The reference genome of Lineus lacteus is a crucial resource for studying the genetic basis of novelty and the evolution of remarkable traits, such as regeneration and venom, as well as the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptability in marine ...
Patricia Alvarez-Campos +14 more
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Characterization of the complete mitogenome of the estuarine benthic ribbon worm Yininemertes pratensis (Sun and Lu 1998) (Nemertea: Lineidae) [PDF]
The complete mitogenome of the estuarine ribbon worm Yininemertes pratensis (Sun and Lu ) (Nemertea: Lineidae) was sequenced for the first time in the present study.
Sang-Hwa Lee +3 more
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The genome sequence of the bootlace worm, Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
We present a genome assembly from an individual Lineus longissimus (the bootlace worm; Nemertea; Pilidiophora; Heteronemertea; Lineidae). The genome sequence is 391 megabases in span.
Dominic Kwiatkowski +6 more
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Proteotranscriptomic Profiling of the Toxic Mucus of Kulikovia alborostrata (Pilidiophora, Nemertea) [PDF]
Nemertea is a phylum of bilaterally symmetrical, coelomate, unsegmented worms, also known as ribbon worms. Most species of the phylum Nemertea are marine predators that contain toxins in the single-celled glands of the proboscis and/or integument. Recent
Vasiliy G. Kuznetsov +3 more
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Comparative development of the serotonin- and FMRFamide-immunoreactive components of the nervous system in two distantly related ribbon worm species (Nemertea, Spiralia) [PDF]
IntroductionNeurodevelopment in larval stages of non-model organisms, with a focus on the serotonin- and FMRFamide-immunoreactive components, has been in the focus of research in the recent past.
Jörn von Döhren
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Microbiota Associated With Ototyphlonemertes Species (Nemertea, Hoplonemertea, Monostilifera, Ototyphlonemertidae) Reveal Evidence of Phylosymbiosis [PDF]
Phylosymbiosis, the association between the phylogenetic relatedness of hosts and the composition of their microbial communities, is a widespread phenomenon in diverse animal taxa.
Francesca Leasi +7 more
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A hundred species, mostly new—first assessment of ribbon worm diversity and distribution in Oman [PDF]
Background Biodiversity is a key characteristic of any ecosystem but remains largely undescribed for most marine animals. Ribbon worms (phylum Nemertea), a diverse but poorly sampled phylum ubiquitous in the world’s oceans, are a case in point.
Svetlana Maslakova +4 more
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