Annelid diversity: historical overview and future perspectives
M Capa, P Hutchings - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Annelida is a ubiquitous, common and diverse group of organisms, found in terrestrial, fresh
waters and marine environments. Despite the large efforts put into resolving the evolutionary …
waters and marine environments. Despite the large efforts put into resolving the evolutionary …
A critical appraisal of the placement of Xiphosura (Chelicerata) with account of known sources of phylogenetic error
JA Ballesteros, PP Sharma - Systematic Biology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Horseshoe crabs (Xiphosura) are traditionally regarded as sister group to the clade of
terrestrial chelicerates (Arachnida). This hypothesis has been challenged by recent …
terrestrial chelicerates (Arachnida). This hypothesis has been challenged by recent …
Genomic Signatures Supporting the Symbiosis and Formation of Chitinous Tube in the Deep-Sea Tubeworm Paraescarpia echinospica
Vestimentiferan tubeworms are iconic animals that present as large habitat-forming
chitinized tube bushes in deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems. They are gutless and …
chitinized tube bushes in deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems. They are gutless and …
Third-generation sequencing reveals the adaptive role of the epigenome in three deep-sea polychaetes
The roles of DNA methylation in invertebrates are poorly characterized, and critical data are
missing for the phylum Annelida. We fill this knowledge gap by conducting the first genome …
missing for the phylum Annelida. We fill this knowledge gap by conducting the first genome …
Genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic insights into the symbiosis of deep-sea tubeworm holobionts
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents and methane seeps are often densely populated by animals
that host chemosynthetic symbiotic bacteria, but the molecular mechanisms of such host …
that host chemosynthetic symbiotic bacteria, but the molecular mechanisms of such host …
Who let the CAT out of the bag? Accurately dealing with substitutional heterogeneity in phylogenomic analyses
NV Whelan, KM Halanych - Systematic biology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
As phylogenetic datasets have increased in size, site-heterogeneous substitution models
such as CAT-F81 and CAT-GTR have been advocated in favor of other models because …
such as CAT-F81 and CAT-GTR have been advocated in favor of other models because …
Genomic adaptations to chemosymbiosis in the deep-sea seep-dwelling tubeworm Lamellibrachia luymesi
Background Symbiotic relationships between microbes and their hosts are widespread and
diverse, often providing protection or nutrients, and may be either obligate or facultative …
diverse, often providing protection or nutrients, and may be either obligate or facultative …
Still digging: Advances and perspectives in the study of the diversity of several sedentarian annelid families
Sedentarian annelids are a diverse and heterogeneous group of marine worms
representing more than 8600 species gathered in ca. 43 families. The attention brought to …
representing more than 8600 species gathered in ca. 43 families. The attention brought to …
Endosymbiont genomes yield clues of tubeworm success
Forty years after discovery of chemosynthetic symbiosis in the tubeworm Riftia pachyptila,
how organisms maintain their unique host–symbiont associations at the cellular level is still …
how organisms maintain their unique host–symbiont associations at the cellular level is still …
An inordinate fondness for Osedax (Siboglinidae: Annelida): Fourteen new species of bone worms from California
We incorporate DNA sequences from a comprehensive sampling of taxa to provide an
updated phylogeny of Osedax and discuss the remarkable diversity of this clade of …
updated phylogeny of Osedax and discuss the remarkable diversity of this clade of …