Genomics and transcriptomics of epizoic Seisonidea (Rotifera, syn. Syndermata) reveal strain formation and gradual gene loss with growing ties to the host

Abstract Background Seisonidea (also Seisonacea or Seisonidae) is a group of small animals living on marine crustaceans (Nebalia spec.) with only four species described so far. Its monophyletic origin with mostly free-living wheel animals (Monogononta, Bdelloidea) and endoparasitic thorny-headed wor...

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Main Authors: Katharina M. Mauer, Hanno Schmidt, Marco Dittrich, Andreas C. Fröbius, Sören Lukas Hellmann, Hans Zischler, Thomas Hankeln, Holger Herlyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07857-y