Abstract Characterization of species diversity of zooplankton is key to understanding,
assessing, and predicting the function and future of pelagic ecosystems throughout the …

The escalating demand for sustainable materials has propelled cellulose into the spotlight
as a promising alternative to petroleum-based products. As the most abundant organic …

The class Ascidiacea presents fundamental opportunities for research in the fields of
development, evolution, ecology, natural products and more. This review provides a …

Botryllus schlosseri is a colonial urochordate that follows the chordate plan of development
following sexual reproduction, but invokes a stem cell-mediated budding program during …

Background Tunicates are the closest relatives of vertebrates and are widely used as
models to study the evolutionary developmental biology of chordates. Their phylogeny …

During the past three decades, coastal marine waters have become among the most
invaded habitats globally. Ascidians are among the most notorious invaders in these …

Osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed as a degenerative disease of cartilage, but
accumulating evidence indicates that inflammation has a critical role in its pathogenesis. In …

The tunicates, or urochordates, constitute a large group of marine animals whose recent
common ancestry with vertebrates is reflected in the tadpole-like larvae of most tunicates …

Matrotrophy, the continuous extra‐vitelline supply of nutrients from the parent to the progeny
during gestation, is one of the masterpieces of nature, contributing to offspring fitness and …

Abstract ANISEED (www. aniseed. cnrs. fr) is the main model organism database for
tunicates, the sister-group of vertebrates. This release gives access to annotated genomes …