Neural markers reveal a one-segmented head in tardigrades (water bears).

BACKGROUND: While recent neuroanatomical and gene expression studies have clarified the alignment of cephalic segments in arthropods and onychophorans, the identity of head segments in tardigrades remains controversial. In particular, it is unclear whether the tardigrade head and its enclosed brain...

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Main Authors: Georg Mayer, Susann Kauschke, Jan Rüdiger, Paul A Stevenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3596308?pdf=render