Project description:We performed single-cell RNA sequencing on the the larvae of the cnidarians Clytia hemisphaerica (Hydrozoa), Astroides calycularis (Anthozoa) and Pocillopora damicornis (Anthozoa). We identified cell types that were likely from the aboral end of the planulae and searched for genes in common that may mediate the larval settlement response.
Project description:We performed bulk RNA sequencing on the aboral (anterior) and the oral (posterior) ends of larvae from the cnidarians Clytia hemisphaerica (Hydrozoa), Astroides calycularis (Anthozoa) , and Pocillopora acuta (Anthozoa). Our analysis identified genes enriched at the aboral end of the planulae and revealed shared genes as potential candidates to play a role in mediating the larval settlement response.
