Spiral cleavage and early embryology of a loxosomatid entoproct and the usefulness of spiralian apical cross patterns for phylogenetic inferences

Spiral cleavage and early embryology of a loxosomatid entoproct and the usefulness of spiralian apical cross patterns for phylogenetic inferences

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Among the four major bilaterian clades, Deuterostomia, Acoelomorpha, Ecdysozoa, and Lophotrochozoa, the latter shows an astonishing diversity of bodyplans. While the largest lophotrochozoan assemblage, the Spiralia, which at least co...

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Main Authors: Merkel Julia, Wollesen Tim, Lieb Bernhard, Wanninger Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Subjects:
Lophotrochozoa
Embryology
Development
Ontogeny
Evolution
Phylogeny
Spiral cleavage
Molluscan cross
Annelid cross
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/12/11

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