We present a comprehensive revision and synthesis of the higher-level classification of the
barnacles (Crustacea: Thecostraca) to the genus level and including both extant and fossils …

The distance travelled by marine larvae varies by seven orders of magnitude. Dispersal
shapes marine biodiversity, and must be understood if marine systems are to be well …

Resolution of recalcitrant nodes in the Tree of Life has been substantially eased recently by
increased worldwide sampling and advancements in sequencing technology. It has become …

In the past 40 years, the ability to distinguish phenotypically similar species by using
molecular methods has rapidly changed the study of taxonomy, biogeography, and …

Resolving the evolutionary history of organisms is a major goal in biology. Yet for some taxa
the diversity, phylogeny, and even adult stages remain unknown. The enigmatic crustacean …

The larval stage is a critical aspect of the biology of most marine animals, impacting not only
the species fitness but also its bathymetric and geographic distribution. To understand the …

Abstract The Open Tree of Life project constructs a comprehensive, dynamic, and digitally
available tree of life by synthesizing published phylogenetic trees along with taxonomic …

Background Extant lineages of sea spiders (Pycnogonida) exhibit different types of
development. Most commonly, pycnogonids hatch as a minute, feeding protonymphon larva …

Many marine invertebrates have a benthic adult life with planktonic long feeding larval
stages (planktotrophy). In other species, planktonic larvae do not eat, and after a rather short …

Thais clavigera (T. clavigera) is an ecologically and economically important gastropod
species in the coastal regions of China. Compared to other molluscs, T. clavigera has a long …