Developmental studies provide new insights into the evolution of sense organs in Sabellariidae (Annelida)

Abstract Background Sabellarids, also known as honeycomb or sandcastle worms, when building their tubes, produce chemical signals (free fatty acids) that are responsible for larval settlement and the formation of three-dimensional aggregations. The larval palps and the dorsal hump (becoming the medi...

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Main Authors: Conrad Helm, Michael J Bok, Pat Hutchings, Elena Kupriyanova, María Capa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1263-5