Ryan HodnettAtlantic Sea Pork (Aplidium stellatum)
#SeaPork #Tunicate #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Tunicata #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐
Charles PlessyOur team at #OIST published the first complete #mitochondrial #genome for an #appendicularian #tunicate, #Oikopleura dioica. Its non-coding region is unusually large and repetitive. We plan to sequence more genomes from related species to reveal patterns of evolutionary conservation that will help elucidating function of the unannotated regions. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae182
PLOS BiologyThe papillae of Ciona, a marine, non-vertebrate #tunicate, have many functions crucial for their biphasic lifestyle. This #PLOSBiology study describes different papillae cell types and how they contribute to #development of the larvae.
Specification of distinct cell types in a sensory-adhesive organ important for metamorphosis in tunicate larvae
Ciona is a marine, non-vertebrate tunicate, whose papillae have many functions crucial for their biphasic lifestyle, which transitions between motile larva and sessile adult. These authors investigate the development of different Ciona papillae cell types and transcription factor patterns that contribute to attachment, patterning and metamorphosis of the larvae.
El tunicado colonial Didemnum molle presenta un intenso color verde gracias a las cianobacterias fotosintéticas Prochloron didemni con las que comparte una relación simbiótica.📷prilfish #cyanobacteria #cianobacterias #tunicate #tunicado #mar #sea #oceano #ocean
Hembra del crustáceo anfípodo mediterráneo Phronima sedentaria en el interior de un tunicado, donde cría. Las hembras miden 42 mm, en comparación con los 15 mm de los machos, que tienen antenas más largas. #crustacea #tunicate #tunicado
katch wreck“If a #tunicate body plan was already established [at 500 million years ago], and the tunicates are actually the sister group of #vertebrates, then vertebrates may be older as well”
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬Bizarre ancient #sea creature brings evolution mystery to the surface
A new #tunicate #fossil, a close relative of vertebrates, is half a billion years old. There is now strong evidence that #tunicates are the closest relatives to #vertebrates, but a mystery still surrounds them. How did they evolve, and what did they evolve from? A 500 million-year-old fossil is now telling us more about the #evolution of these peculiar life forms. https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/bizarre-ancient-sea-creature-brings-evolution-mystery-to-the-surface/
A new #tunicate #fossil, a close relative of vertebrates, is half a billion years old. There is now strong evidence that #tunicates are the closest relatives to #vertebrates, but a mystery still surrounds them. How did they evolve, and what did they evolve from? A 500 million-year-old fossil is now telling us more about the #evolution of these peculiar life forms. https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/bizarre-ancient-sea-creature-brings-evolution-mystery-to-the-surface/
