Developmental biology and potential use of Alboglossiphonia lata (Annelida: Hirudinea) as an “Evo-Devo” model organism

Abstract Background The need for the adaptation of species of annelids as “Evo-Devo” model organisms of the superphylum Lophotrochozoa to refine the understanding of the phylogenetic relationships between bilaterian organisms, has promoted an increase in the studies dealing with embryonic developmen...

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Main Authors: Brenda Irene Medina Jiménez, Hee-Jin Kwak, Jong-Seok Park, Jung-Woong Kim, Sung-Jin Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-017-0240-y