The phylogeography of the Placozoa suggests a taxon-rich phylum in tropical and subtropical waters
Placozoa has been a key phylum for understanding early metazoan evolution. Yet this phylum is officially monotypic and with respect to its general biology and ecology has remained widely unknown.
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Wnt signaling patterns a central-peripheral body axis in the early-diverging metazoan Trichoplax adhaerens. [PDF]
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Early muscle cell evolution has been discussed for over acentury. However, the emergence of contractile muscle filamentsis still an unresolved mystery.
Hammel, Joerg +6 more
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Establishment of a transgenic protocol in <i>Trichoplax adhaerens</i>. [PDF]
Jin MJ +6 more
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Tolerance of Placozoa for temperate climates: Evidence for known and new placozoan clades in the southern waters of Australia. [PDF]
Wright BA +9 more
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Mitochondrial Gene Phylogenetic Incongruencies Are Linked to Chromosomal Position and Function. [PDF]
DeSalle R, Tessler M.
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NF-κB: A Diverse and Multifunctional Transcription Factor in Holozoans. [PDF]
Glass BH +4 more
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An ancient lysozyme in placozoans participates in acidic extracellular digestion. [PDF]
Berndt H +8 more
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Cilia-driven epithelial folding and unfolding in an early diverging animal. [PDF]
Brannon CM, Prakash M.
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Molecular and evolutionary determinants for protein interaction within a class II aldolase/Adducin domain. [PDF]
Seheon ME, Parra AS, Johnston CA.
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