Insights into early animal evolution form the genome of the xenacoelomorph worm
(2024)
Journal Article
Schiffer, P. H., Natsidis, P., Leite, D. J., Robertson, H. E., Lapraz, F., Marlétaz, F., Fromm, B., Baudry, L., Simpson, F., Høye, E., Zakrzewski, A. C., Kapli, P., Hoff, K. J., Mueller, S., Marbouty, M., Marlow, H., Copley, R. R., Koszul, R., Sarkies, P., & Telford, M. J. (in press). Insights into early animal evolution form the genome of the xenacoelomorph worm. eLife, 13, Article e94948. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.94948
The evolutionary origins of Bilateria remain enigmatic. One of the more enduring proposals highlights similarities between a cnidarian-like planula larva and simple acoel-like flatworms. This idea is based in part on the view of the Xenacoelomorpha a... Read More about Insights into early animal evolution form the genome of the xenacoelomorph worm.