The unique skeleton of siliceous sponges (Porifera; Hexactinellida and Demospongiae) that evolved first from the Urmetazoa during the Proterozoic: a review
Sponges (phylum Porifera) had been considered as an enigmatic phylum, prior to the analysis of their genetic repertoire/tool kit. Already with the isolation of the first adhesion molecule, galectin, it became clear that the sequences of sponge cell surface receptors and of molecules forming the intr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/4/219/2007/bg-4-219-2007.pdf |