Convergent evolution of the sensory pits in and within flatworms

Convergent evolution of the sensory pits in and within flatworms

Abstract Background Unlike most free-living platyhelminths, catenulids, the sister group to all remaining flatworms, do not have eyes. Instead, the most prominent sensory structures in their heads are statocysts or sensory pits. The latter, found in the family Stenostomidae, are concave depressions...

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Main Authors: Ludwik Gąsiorowski, Isabel Lucia Dittmann, Jeremias N. Brand, Torben Ruhwedel, Wiebke Möbius, Bernhard Egger, Jochen C. Rink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Regeneration
Paratomy
Asexual reproduction
Rhabdomeric photoreceptors
Morphology
Spiralia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01768-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01768-y

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