Ascidian papillae (palps) constitute a transient sensory adhesive organ that assures larval
settlement and the onset of metamorphosis to the filterfeeding adult. Despite the importance …

Swimming larvae of Ascidia malaca bear, in the anterior region of cephalenteron, three
adhesive papillae through which they can attach to a substratum prior to metamorphosis …

The three anterior adhesive papillae of Diplosoma macdonaldi serve to attach the larva to
the substratum at settlement. Each is a cup-shaped, epidermal organ with a bulbous axial …

Almost all ascidian larvae bear three mucus secreting and sensory organs, the adhesive
papillae, at the anterior end of the trunk, which play an important role during the settlement …

The papillae of tunicate larvae contribute sensory, adhesive, and metamorphosis-regulating
functions that are crucial for the biphasic lifestyle of these marine, non-vertebrate chordates …

Background: The dorsally located central nervous system (CNS) is an important hallmark of
chordates. Among chordates, tunicate ascidians change their CNS remarkably by means of …

In ascidian Ciona intestinalis, a subset of trunk epidermal neurons were shown to possess
external network of neural projections. To characterize a more complete network in naturally …

The papillae of tunicate larvae contribute sensory, adhesive, and metamorphosis-regulating
functions that are crucial for the biphasic lifestyle of these marine, non-vertebrate chordates …

Accumulating evidence demonstrates that cilia play important roles in a variety of processes
in embryogenesis. For functional survey of larval cilia at the cellular level, we exploited the …

During evolution, new characters are designed by modifying pre-existing structures already
present in ancient organisms. In this perspective, the Central Nervous System (CNS) of …