Appendage abnormalities in spiders induced by an alternating temperature protocol in the context of recent advances in molecular spider embryology

T Napiórkowska, J Templin, P Napiórkowski… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
In the literature there are numerous reports of developmental deformities in arthropods
collected in their natural habitat. Since such teratogenically affected individuals are found …

A novel role for Ets4 in axis specification and cell migration in the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum

M Pechmann, MA Benton, NJ Kenny, N Posnien… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Organizers play important roles during the embryonic development of many animals. The
most famous example is the Spemann organizer that sets up embryonic axes in amphibian …

Heterosymely and accompanying anomalies in the spider Eratigena atrica (CL Koch, 1843)(Araneae: Agelenidae)

T Napiórkowska, J Templin - Annales Zoologici, 2018 - BioOne
Abstract. Temperature changes are among the most powerful causes of disturbed
embryogenesis in spiders. They are responsible for body deformities which impede …

Report of a Rare Anomaly in the Metasoma of Hottentotta zagrosensis (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

F Salabi, H Jafari, A Forouzan - Iranian Journal of Science and …, 2021 - Springer
In this study, a new finding concerning the abnormality observed among species of
Hottentotta zagrosensis collected from Khuzestan province of Iran is reported. This anomaly …

Teratological changes in postembryos of Eratigena atrica obtained by the application of alternating temperatures on spider embryos

T Napiórkowska, J Templin, P Napiórkowski - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Spider embryonic development depends on several factors, including temperature. Under
optimum thermal conditions embryogenesis proceeds undisturbed and embryo mortality is …

Implications of a cheliceral axial duplication in Tetragnatha versicolor (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) for arachnid deuterocerebral appendage development

DD Cotoras, PS Castanheira, PP Sharma - Development Genes and …, 2021 - Springer
The homology of the arachnid chelicera with respect to other head appendages in
Panarthropoda has long been debated. Gene expression data and the re-interpretation of …

Duplication of the anteroposterior body axis in postembryos of the Eratigena atrica spider

T Napiorkowska, J Templin, P Napiorkowski - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Many factors, including temperature, can affect the embryonic development of spiders,
leading to a variety of deformities in their body structure. Early studies on teratological …

[HTML][HTML] Bicephality in Eratigena atrica larva

T Napiórkowska, J Templin - Pakistan Journal of Zoology …, 2017 - researcherslinks.com
The study contains a detailed description of a larva of the Eratigena atrica spider, which had
a well-developed prosoma and an additional, partly developed head with two segmented …

Temperature fluctuations during embryonic development implicated in a naturally occurring instance of abnormal spinnerets in the spider Australomimetus maculosus …

MA Townley, D Harms - Arthropod structure & development, 2020 - Elsevier
We record developmental abnormalities of the spinnerets in a field-collected adult male
specimen of Australomimetus maculosus. These include (1) a supernumerary right posterior …