Tube-dwelling in early animals exemplified by Cambrian scalidophoran worms
Abstract Background The radiation of ecdysozoans (moulting animals) during the Cambrian gave rise to panarthropods and various groups of worms including scalidophorans, which played an important role in the elaboration of early marine ecosystems. Although most scalidophorans were infaunal burrowers...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01172-4 |