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Assessing Efficacy of “Eco-Friendly” and Traditional Copper-Based Antifouling Materials in a Highly Wave-Exposed Environment

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
Biofouling control on human-made structures and seagoing technologies that minimize environmental impacts is a major focus of research in marine industries. However, the most widely used antifouling (AF) method is still copper-based coatings.
Clara Arboleda-Baena, Nicole Osiadacz, Mirtala Parragué, Andrés E. González, Miriam Fernández, Gerhard R. Finke, Sergio A. Navarrete   +6 more
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Using Oyster Shells for Customized 3-D Structures for Monitoring Ecosystem Shifts on Ascidians Diversity

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Biofouling communities are broadly distributed and there is a growing need to understand, monitor, and prevent their dispersal and colonization.
Luisa Marques, Guilherme Teixeira, Ricardo Calado, Ana Isabel Lillebø   +3 more
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Note to: Hox gene cluster of the ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi, reveals multiple ancient steps of cluster disintegration during ascidian evolution

Zoological Letters, 2019
Background In the previous paper published in 2017, we described the structure of Hox gene cluster of the ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi, and discussed the scenario for the disintegration of Hox gene clusters during evolution of ascidians. The description
Yuka Sekigami, Takuya Kobayashi, Ai Omi, Koki Nishitsuji, Tetsuro Ikuta, Asao Fujiyama, Noriyuki Satoh, Hidetoshi Saiga   +7 more
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Endozoicomonas are specific, facultative symbionts of sea squirts

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Ascidians are marine filter feeders and harbor diverse microbiota that can exhibit a high degree of host-specificity. Pharyngeal samples of Scandinavian and Mediterranean ascidians were screened for consistently associated bacteria by culture-dependent ...
Lars Schreiber, Kasper Urup Kjeldsen, Peter Funch, Jeppe Jensen, Matthias Obst, Susanna López-Legentil, Andreas Schramm   +6 more
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A microRNA Cluster-Lefty Pathway is Required for Cellulose Synthesis During Ascidian Larval Metamorphosis

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022
Synthesis of cellulose and formation of tunic structure are unique traits in the tunicate animal group. However, the regulatory mechanism of tunic formation remains obscure.
Xueping Sun, Xiaoming Zhang, Likun Yang, Bo Dong, Bo Dong, Bo Dong   +5 more
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Tunicate mitogenomics and phylogenetics: peculiarities of the Herdmania momus mitochondrial genome and support for the new chordate phylogeny

BMC Genomics, 2009
Background Tunicates represent a key metazoan group as the sister-group of vertebrates within chordates. The six complete mitochondrial genomes available so far for tunicates have revealed distinctive features.
Loya Yossi, Shenkar Noa, Blanquart Samuel, Delsuc Frédéric, Tsagkogeorga Georgia, Singh Tiratha, Douzery Emmanuel JP, Huchon Dorothée   +7 more
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Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: the tunicates [PDF]

, 2011
The tunicates, or urochordates, constitute a large group of marine animals whose recent common ancestry with vertebrates is reflected in the tadpole-like larvae of most tunicates.
Lemaire, Patrick, Patrick Lemaire
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Morphological Study and 3D Reconstruction of the Larva of the Ascidian Halocynthia roretzi

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
The swimming larva represents the dispersal phase of ascidians, marine invertebrates belonging to tunicates. Due to its adhesive papillae, the larva searches the substrate, adheres to it, and undergoes metamorphosis, thereby becoming a sessile filter ...
Lucia Manni, Federico Caicci, Chiara Anselmi, Virginia Vanni, Silvia Mercurio, Roberta Pennati   +5 more
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Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Extracts From Sea Cucumbers and Tunicates Induce a Pro-osteogenic Effect in Zebrafish Larvae

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Bone metabolic disorders such as osteoporosis are characterized by the loss of mineral from the bone tissue leading to its structural weakening and increased susceptibility to fractures. A growing body of evidence suggests that inflammation and oxidative
Alessio Carletti, Alessio Carletti, Carlos Cardoso, Carlos Cardoso, Jorge Lobo-Arteaga, Jorge Lobo-Arteaga, Sabrina Sales, Diana Juliao, Inês Ferreira, Paula Chainho, Maria Ana Dionísio, Maria J. Gaudêncio, Cláudia Afonso, Cláudia Afonso, Helena Lourenço, M. Leonor Cancela, M. Leonor Cancela, M. Leonor Cancela, M. Leonor Cancela, Narcisa M. Bandarra, Narcisa M. Bandarra, Paulo J. Gavaia, Paulo J. Gavaia   +22 more
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Searching for Novel Sources of Hydrogen Sulfide Donors: Chemical Profiling of Polycarpa aurata Extract and Evaluation of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects

Marine Drugs, 2023
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a signaling molecule endogenously produced within mammals’ cells that plays an important role in inflammation, exerting anti-inflammatory effects.
Marcello Casertano, Erika Esposito, Ivana Bello, Chiara Indolfi, Masteria Yunovilsa Putra, Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli, Carla Ghelardini, Marialuisa Menna, Raffaella Sorrentino, Giuseppe Cirino, Roberta d’Emmanuele di Villa Bianca, Concetta Imperatore, Elisabetta Panza, Emma Mitidieri   +13 more
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