A comprehensive comparison of sex-inducing activity in asexual worms of the planarian Dugesia ryukyuensis: the crucial sex-inducing substance appears to be present in yolk glands in Tricladida [PDF]
Zoological Letters, 2018 Background Turbellarian species can post-embryonically produce germ line cells from pluripotent stem cells called neoblasts, which enables some of them to switch between an asexual and a sexual state in response to environmental changes.
Haruka Nakagawa +7 more
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Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 2007 FIGURES 4–6. Echinoplana celerrima. 4. Dorsal view. 5. Cerebral and tentacular eyes, enlarged. 6. Sagittal view of copulatory complex.Published as part of Holleman, John J., 2007, Some New Zealand Polyclads (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida), pp.
Holleman, John J. (5241880) +1 more
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Polyclads (Platyhelminthes) in the southern Gulf of Mexico: unveiling biodiversity and descriptions of two new species [PDF]
ZooKeysThe order Polycladida (Platyhelminthes) in Mexico has historically received limited attention from researchers, primarily due to challenges associated with its low detectability and the scarcity of specialists.
Daniel Cuadrado +3 more
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Reversible shifts between interstitial and epibenthic habitats in evolutionary history: Molecular phylogeny of the marine flatworm family Boniniidae (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Cotylea) with descriptions of two new species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Tiny animals in various metazoan phyla inhabit the interstices between sand and/or gravel grains, and adaptive traits in their body plan, such as simplification and size reduction, have attracted research attention.
Aoi Tsuyuki, Yuki Oya, Hiroshi Kajihara
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Systematic revision of the family Pleioplanidae Faubel, 1983 (Polycladida, Acotylea): new genus and combinations [PDF]
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2017 New morphological information, reconsiderations and the first combination of a generic name based on a previously established species are presented in the current revision of the family Pleioplanidae (Polycladida, Acotylea).
Jorge Rodríguez +5 more
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First Detection of Tetrodotoxins in the Cotylean Flatworm Prosthiostomum trilineatum [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2021 Several polyclad flatworm species are known to contain high levels of tetrodotoxin (TTX), but currently TTX-bearing flatworms seem to be restricted to specific Planocera lineages belonging to the suborder Acotylea.
Rei Suo +8 more
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Polycladida biodiversity and systematics: an integrative approach [PDF]
, 2017 In face of the fact that marine biodiversity is highly threatened by human impacts on the environment, it is important to know what we want to protect.
Bahia Maceira, Juliana
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Free-living clinging flatworms (Rhabditophora, Polycladida) associated with Sargassum from the Caribbean Coast of Colombia [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalPolyclads are a diverse group of marine free-living flatworms, with some species adapted to life in floating Sargassum mats. Recent studies suggest that, rather than being inherently pelagic, these flatworms should be classified as "clinging fauna ...
Jorge Merchán Mayorga +3 more
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Sticking Together an Updated Model for Temporary Adhesion [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Non-parasitic flatworms are known to temporarily attach to the substrate by secreting a multicomponent bioadhesive to counteract water movements. However, to date, only species of two higher-level flatworm taxa (Macrostomorpha and Proseriata) have been ...
Philip Bertemes +8 more
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A World of Viruses Nested within Parasites: Unraveling Viral Diversity within Parasitic Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Because parasites have an inextricable relationship with their host, they have the potential to serve as viral reservoirs or facilitate virus host shifts.
Nolwenn M. Dheilly +3 more
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