Convergent evolution of saccate body shapes in nematodes through distinct developmental mechanisms

Convergent evolution of saccate body shapes in nematodes through distinct developmental mechanisms

Abstract Background The vast majority of nematode species have vermiform (worm-shaped) body plans throughout post-embryonic development. However, atypical body shapes have evolved multiple times. The plant-parasitic Tylenchomorpha nematode Heterodera glycines hatches as a vermiform infective juvenil...

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Main Authors: Sita Thapa, Michael K. Gates, Ursula Reuter-Carlson, Rebecca J. Androwski, Nathan E. Schroeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:EvoDevo
Subjects:
Soybean cyst nematode
Root-knot nematode
Reniform nematode
Lesion nematode
Aphelenchus
Pyriform
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-019-0118-5

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