A broad‐taxa approach as an important concept in ecotoxicological studies and pollution monitoring
Aquatic invertebrates play a pivotal role in (eco) toxicological assessments because they
offer ethical, cost‐effective and repeatable testing options. Additionally, their significance in …
offer ethical, cost‐effective and repeatable testing options. Additionally, their significance in …
Physiology and evolution of voltage-gated calcium channels in early diverging animal phyla: Cnidaria, Placozoa, Porifera and Ctenophora
A Senatore, H Raiss, P Le - Frontiers in physiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Voltage-gated calcium (Cav) channels serve dual roles in the cell, where they can both
depolarize the membrane potential for electrical excitability, and activate transient …
depolarize the membrane potential for electrical excitability, and activate transient …
Novel cell types, neurosecretory cells, and body plan of the early-diverging metazoan Trichoplax adhaerens
CL Smith, F Varoqueaux, M Kittelmann, RN Azzam… - Current Biology, 2014 - cell.com
Background Trichoplax adhaerens is the best-known member of the phylum Placozoa, one
of the earliest-diverging metazoan phyla. It is a small disk-shaped animal that glides on …
of the earliest-diverging metazoan phyla. It is a small disk-shaped animal that glides on …
The analysis of eight transcriptomes from all poriferan classes reveals surprising genetic complexity in sponges
A Riesgo, N Farrar, PJ Windsor… - … biology and evolution, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Sponges (Porifera) are among the earliest evolving metazoans. Their filter-feeding body
plan based on choanocyte chambers organized into a complex aquiferous system is so …
plan based on choanocyte chambers organized into a complex aquiferous system is so …
Transcriptional activity of the giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta Holobiont: molecular evidence for metabolic interchange
Compared to our understanding of the taxonomic composition of the symbiotic microbes in
marine sponges, the functional diversity of these symbionts is largely unknown. Furthermore …
marine sponges, the functional diversity of these symbionts is largely unknown. Furthermore …
Characterization of a thaumarchaeal symbiont that drives incomplete nitrification in the tropical sponge Ianthella basta
FU Moeller, NS Webster, CW Herbold… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Marine sponges represent one of the few eukaryotic groups that frequently harbour
symbiotic members of the Thaumarchaeota, which are important chemoautotrophic …
symbiotic members of the Thaumarchaeota, which are important chemoautotrophic …
Emerging sponge models of animal-microbe symbioses
Sponges have a significant impact on marine benthic communities, they are of
biotechnological interest owing to their production of bioactive natural compounds, and they …
biotechnological interest owing to their production of bioactive natural compounds, and they …
Draft Genomes Shed Light on the Dual Bacterial Symbiosis that Dominates the Microbiome of the Coral Reef Sponge Amphimedon queenslandica
Amphimedon queenslandica is a coral reef demosponge that houses a low complexity and
low abundance microbiota dominated by a proteobacterial duo for which draft genomes are …
low abundance microbiota dominated by a proteobacterial duo for which draft genomes are …
De Novo Assembly and Characterization of Four Anthozoan (Phylum Cnidaria) Transcriptomes
Many nonmodel species exemplify important biological questions but lack the sequence
resources required to study the genes and genomic regions underlying traits of interest …
resources required to study the genes and genomic regions underlying traits of interest …
Landscape of histone modifications in a sponge reveals the origin of animal cis-regulatory complexity
Combinatorial patterns of histone modifications regulate developmental and cell type-
specific gene expression and underpin animal complexity, but it is unclear when this …
specific gene expression and underpin animal complexity, but it is unclear when this …