[HTML][HTML] Diversity and ecosystem services of Trichoptera

JC Morse, PB Frandsen, W Graf, JA Thomas - Insects, 2019 - mdpi.com
The holometabolous insect order Trichoptera (caddisflies) includes more known species
than all of the other primarily aquatic orders of insects combined. They are distributed …

Omics‐based molecular analyses of adhesion by aquatic invertebrates

PA Davey, AM Power, R Santos, P Bertemes… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Many aquatic invertebrates are associated with surfaces, using adhesives to attach to the
substratum for locomotion, prey capture, reproduction, building or defence. Their intriguing …

Phylogenomics recovers multiple origins of portable case making in caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera), nature's underwater architects

PB Frandsen, RW Holzenthal… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Caddisflies (Trichoptera) are among the most diverse groups of freshwater animals with
more than 16 000 described species. They play a fundamental role in freshwater ecology …

[HTML][HTML] Aquatic insects are dramatically underrepresented in genomic research

S Hotaling, JL Kelley, PB Frandsen - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The genome is the basic evolutionary unit underpinning life on Earth.
Knowing its sequence, including the many thousands of genes coding for proteins in an …

[HTML][HTML] Cortex cis-regulatory switches establish scale colour identity and pattern diversity in Heliconius

L Livraghi, JJ Hanly, SM Van Bellghem… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
In Heliconius butterflies, wing colour pattern diversity and scale types are controlled by a few
genes of large effect that regulate colour pattern switches between morphs and species …

Chromosome‐level assembly of the melon thrips genome yields insights into evolution of a sap‐sucking lifestyle and pesticide resistance

SK Guo, LJ Cao, W Song, P Shi, YF Gao… - Molecular Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thrips are tiny insects from the order Thysanoptera (Hexapoda: Condylognatha), including
many sap‐sucking pests that are causing increasing damage to crops worldwide. In contrast …

Genome size evolution in the diverse insect order Trichoptera

J Heckenhauer, PB Frandsen, JS Sproul, Z Li… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Genome size is implicated in the form, function, and ecological success of a
species. Two principally different mechanisms are proposed as major drivers of eukaryotic …

[HTML][HTML] Highly accurate long reads are crucial for realizing the potential of biodiversity genomics

S Hotaling, ER Wilcox, J Heckenhauer, RJ Stewart… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Generating the most contiguous, accurate genome assemblies given available
sequencing technologies is a long-standing challenge in genome science. With the rise of …

[HTML][HTML] Long-read HiFi sequencing correctly assembles repetitive heavy fibroin silk genes in new moth and caddisfly genomes

AY Kawahara, CG Storer, A Markee, J Heckenhauer… - Gigabyte, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Insect silk is a versatile biomaterial. Lepidoptera and Trichoptera display some of the most
diverse uses of silk, with varying strength, adhesive qualities, and elastic properties. Silk …

Chromosome‐level genomes of two armyworms, Mythimna separata and Mythimna loreyi, provide insights into the biosynthesis and reception of sex pheromones

H Zhao, H Liu, Y Liu, C Wang, B Ma… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mythimna separata and Mythimna loreyi are global pests of gramineous cereals, heavily
controlled with synthetic insecticides. Here, we generated two high‐quality chromosome …