Postembryonic development and lifestyle shift in the commensal ribbon worm [PDF]
Frontiers in ZoologyBackground Various morphological adaptations are associated with symbiotic relationships between organisms. One such adaptation is seen in the nemertean genus Malacobdella.
Natsumi Hookabe, Rei Ueshima, Toru Miura
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Tetrodotoxins Secretion and Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Adaptation in the Ribbon Worm Kulikovia alborostrata (Takakura, 1898) (Nemertea) [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 Nemertea is a phylum of marine worms whose members bear various toxins, including tetrodotoxin (TTX) and its analogues. Despite the more than 30 years of studying TTXs in nemerteans, many questions regarding their functions and the mechanisms ensuring ...
Anna E. Vlasenko +6 more
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Highly Toxic Ribbon Worm Cephalothrix simula Containing Tetrodotoxin in Hiroshima Bay, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan [PDF]
Toxins, 2013 In 1998, during a toxicological surveillance of various marine fouling organisms in Hiroshima Bay, Japan, specimens of the ribbon worm, Cephalothrix simula (Nemertea: Palaeonemertea) were found.
Manabu Asakawa +2 more
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Proteo-Transcriptomic Analysis Identifies Potential Novel Toxins Secreted by the Predatory, Prey-Piercing Ribbon Worm Amphiporus lactifloreus [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2020 Nemerteans (ribbon worms) employ toxins to subdue their prey, but research thus far has focused on the small-molecule components of mucus secretions and few protein toxins have been characterized.
Björn Marcus von Reumont +6 more
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Investigating Non-Native Ribbon Worm Cephalothrix simula as a Potential Source of Tetrodotoxin in British Bivalve Shellfish [PDF]
Marine DrugsTetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent marine neurotoxin found in several phylogenetically diverse organisms, some of which are sought as seafood. Since 2015, TTX has been reported in bivalve shellfish from several estuarine locations along the Mediterranean and
Monika Dhanji-Rapkova +7 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]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 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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Proteinaceous Toxins in the Mucus and Proboscis of the Ribbon Worm Cephalothrix cf. simula (Palaeonemertea: Nemertea) [PDF]
ToxinsCephalothrix cf. simula is a highly toxic ribbon worm of the class Palaeonemertea, known for its high concentrations of tetrodotoxin. Recent transcriptomic and proteomic studies across Nemertea have revealed that species from all classes possess a ...
Vasiliy G. Kuznetsov +3 more
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The accordion worm: a new genus and species of heteronemertean (Nemertea, Pilidiophora) from Galicia (Spain) [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceRibbon worms (Nemertea) are a less-known group of invertebrates, specially challenging for taxonomic studies due to the scarcity of external morphological features.
Aida Verdes +8 more
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A hundred species, mostly new—first assessment of ribbon worm diversity and distribution in Oman [PDF]
PeerJBackground 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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Comparative development of the serotonin- and FMRFamide-immunoreactive components of the nervous system in two distantly related ribbon worm species (Nemertea, Spiralia) [PDF]
Frontiers in NeuroscienceIntroductionNeurodevelopment 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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