Molecular markers comparing the extremely simple body plan of dicyemids to that of lophotrochozoans: insight from the expression patterns of Hox, Otx, and brachyury

• Published in: Evolution & development Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 582 - 589
• Main Authors: Kobayashi, Mari, Furuya, Hidetaka, Wada, Hiroshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Malden, USA : Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.09.2009; Blackwell Publishing Inc; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Animals; Body Patterning - genetics; Cellular biology; Developmental biology; Evolution, Molecular; Evolutionary biology; Fetal Proteins - genetics; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Genes, Homeobox - genetics; Genetic Markers; Invertebrates - classification; Invertebrates - genetics; Invertebrates - growth & development; Molecular biology; Otx Transcription Factors - genetics; Phylogeny; Reproduction, Asexual; T-Box Domain Proteins - genetics

Because of their extremely simple body plan, dicyemids have long been the subject of phylogenetic controversy, regarding whether their body plan reflects their primitiveness or a degeneration from complex metazoans. Several studies have argued that the simple body plan of dicyemids are likely second...