[LIBRO][B] Biology and evolution of the mollusca, volume 1

WF Ponder, DR Lindberg, JM Ponder - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Cladobranchia (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) as a promising model to understand the molecular evolution of photosymbiosis in animals

M Rola, S Frankenbach, S Bleidissel… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Symbiosis with photoautotrophic organisms has evolved in various species and even whole
animal lineages, which allowed them to directly benefit from photosynthesis. This so-called …

SEM/EDX analysis of stomach contents of a sea slug snacking on a polluted seafloor reveal microplastics as a component of its diet

G Furfaro, M D'Elia, S Mariano, E Trainito, M Solca… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the impacts of microplastics on living organisms in aquatic habitats is one of
the hottest research topics worldwide. Despite increased attention, investigating …

A chromosome-level genome for the nudibranch gastropod Berghia stephanieae helps parse clade-specific gene expression in novel and conserved phenotypes

JA Goodheart, RA Rio, NF Taraporevala, RA Fiorenza… - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
Background How novel phenotypes originate from conserved genes, processes, and tissues
remains a major question in biology. Research that sets out to answer this question often …

A new genus and species of nudibranch-mimicking Syllidae (Annelida, Polychaeta)

N Jimi, TA Britayev, M Sako, SP Woo, D Martin - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Nudibranch mollusks, which are well-known for their vivid warning coloration and effective
defenses, are mimicked by diverse invertebrates to deter predation through both Müllerian …

High-level taxonomic splitting in allopatric taxa causes confusion downstream: a revision of the nudibranch family Сoryphellidae

I Ekimova, Á Valdés, MAE Malaquias… - Zoological journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Conformity of trans-Arctic Coryphellidae genera with the most recent revised
taxonomy for the group was tested. Both morphological and molecular data were used to …

Consolidated data on the phylogeny and evolution of the family Tritoniidae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) contribute to genera reassessment and clarify the taxonomic …

T Korshunova, A Martynov - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Nudibranch molluscs of the family Tritoniidae are widely used neuroscience model systems
for understand the behavioural and genetic bases of learning and memory. However …

Movement and storage of nematocysts across development in the nudibranch Berghia stephanieae (Valdés, 2005)

JA Goodheart, V Barone, DC Lyons - Frontiers in Zoology, 2022 - Springer
Background Intracellular sequestration requires specialized cellular and molecular
mechanisms allowing a predator to retain and use specific organelles that once belonged to …

Multiple paedomorphic lineages of soft-substrate burrowing invertebrates: parallels in the origin of Xenocratena and Xenoturbella

A Martynov, K Lundin, B Picton, K Fletcher… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Paedomorphosis is an important evolutionary force. It has previously been suggested that a
soft-substrate sediment-dwelling (infaunal) environment facilitates paedomorphic evolution …

One Antarctic slug to confuse them all: the underestimated diversity of Doris kerguelenensis

PJ Maroni, BJ Baker, AL Moran, HA Woods… - Invertebrate …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
The Antarctic marine environment, although rich in life, is predicted to experience rapid and
significant effects from climate change. Despite a revolution in the approaches used to …