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Put a tiger in your tank: the polyclad flatworm Maritigrella crozieri as a proposed model for evo-devo.


ABSTRACT: Polyclad flatworms are an early branching clade within the rhabditophoran Platyhelminthes. They provide an interesting system with which to explore the evolution of development within Platyhelminthes and amongst Spiralia (Lophotrochozoa). Unlike most other flatworms, polyclads undergo spiral cleavage (similar to that seen in some other spiralian taxa), they are the only free-living flatworms where development via a larval stage occurs, and they are the only flatworms in which embryos can be reared outside of their protective egg case, enabling embryonic manipulations. Past work has focused on comparing early cleavage patterns and larval anatomy between polyclads and other spiralians. We have selected Maritigrella crozieri, the tiger flatworm, as a suitable polyclad species for developmental studies, because it is abundant and large in size compared to other species. These characteristics have facilitated the generation of a transcriptome from embryonic and larval material and are enabling us to develop methods for gene expression analysis and immunofluorescence techniques. Here we give an overview of M. crozieri and its development, we highlight the advantages and current limitations of this animal as a potential evo-devo model and discuss current lines of research.

SUBMITTER: Lapraz F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4124852 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Put a tiger in your tank: the polyclad flatworm Maritigrella crozieri as a proposed model for evo-devo.

Lapraz François F   Rawlinson Kate A KA   Girstmair Johannes J   Tomiczek Bartłomiej B   Berger Jürgen J   Jékely Gáspár G   Telford Maximilian J MJ   Egger Bernhard B  

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Polyclad flatworms are an early branching clade within the rhabditophoran Platyhelminthes. They provide an interesting system with which to explore the evolution of development within Platyhelminthes and amongst Spiralia (Lophotrochozoa). Unlike most other flatworms, polyclads undergo spiral cleavage (similar to that seen in some other spiralian taxa), they are the only free-living flatworms where development via a larval stage occurs, and they are the only flatworms in which embryos can be rear  ...[more]

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