Insect mitochondrial genomics: implications for evolution and phylogeny
SL Cameron - Annual review of entomology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The mitochondrial (mt) genome is, to date, the most extensively studied genomic system in
insects, outnumbering nuclear genomes tenfold and representing all orders versus very few …
insects, outnumbering nuclear genomes tenfold and representing all orders versus very few …
Examples of extreme survival: tardigrade genomics and molecular anhydrobiology
K Arakawa - Annual review of animal biosciences, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Tardigrades are ubiquitous meiofauna that are especially renowned for their exceptional
extremotolerance to various adverse environments, including pressure, temperature, and …
extremotolerance to various adverse environments, including pressure, temperature, and …
No evidence for extensive horizontal gene transfer in the genome of the tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini
G Koutsovoulos, S Kumar… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Tardigrades are meiofaunal ecdysozoans that are key to understanding the origins of
Arthropoda. Many species of Tardigrada can survive extreme conditions through …
Arthropoda. Many species of Tardigrada can survive extreme conditions through …
[HTML][HTML] Molecular timetrees reveal a Cambrian colonization of land and a new scenario for ecdysozoan evolution
Ecdysozoans have been key components of ecosystems since the early Cambrian, when
trilobites and soft-bodied Burgess Shale-type ecdysozoans dominated marine animal …
trilobites and soft-bodied Burgess Shale-type ecdysozoans dominated marine animal …
Phylogeny of Eutardigrada: New molecular data and their morphological support lead to the identification of new evolutionary lineages
An extensive study of the phylogeny of Eutardigrada, the largest class of Tardigrada, has
been performed analyzing one hundred and forty sequences (eighty of which newly …
been performed analyzing one hundred and forty sequences (eighty of which newly …
Cnidarian phylogenetic relationships as revealed by mitogenomics
Background Cnidaria (corals, sea anemones, hydroids, jellyfish) is a phylum of relatively
simple aquatic animals characterized by the presence of the cnidocyst: a cell containing a …
simple aquatic animals characterized by the presence of the cnidocyst: a cell containing a …
Higher-level metazoan relationships: recent progress and remaining questions
Metazoa comprises 35–40 phyla that include some 1.3 million described species.
Phylogenetic analyses of metazoan interrelationships have progressed in the past two …
Phylogenetic analyses of metazoan interrelationships have progressed in the past two …
Capturing the phylogeny of Holometabola with mitochondrial genome data and Bayesian site-heterogeneous mixture models
After decades of debate, a mostly satisfactory resolution of relationships among the 11
recognized holometabolan orders of insects has been reached based on nuclear genes …
recognized holometabolan orders of insects has been reached based on nuclear genes …
MicroRNAs and phylogenomics resolve the relationships of Tardigrada and suggest that velvet worms are the sister group of Arthropoda
LI Campbell, O Rota-Stabelli… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Morphological data traditionally group Tardigrada (water bears), Onychophora (velvet
worms), and Arthropoda (eg, spiders, insects, and their allies) into a monophyletic group of …
worms), and Arthropoda (eg, spiders, insects, and their allies) into a monophyletic group of …
A congruent solution to arthropod phylogeny: phylogenomics, microRNAs and morphology support monophyletic Mandibulata
O Rota-Stabelli, L Campbell… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
While a unique origin of the euarthropods is well established, relationships between the four
euarthropod classes—chelicerates, myriapods, crustaceans and hexapods—are less clear …
euarthropod classes—chelicerates, myriapods, crustaceans and hexapods—are less clear …