The skeletome of the red coral Corallium rubrum indicates an independent evolution of biomineralization process in octocorals

The skeletome of the red coral Corallium rubrum indicates an independent evolution of biomineralization process in octocorals

Abstract Background The process of calcium carbonate biomineralization has arisen multiple times during metazoan evolution. In the phylum Cnidaria, biomineralization has mostly been studied in the subclass Hexacorallia (i.e. stony corals) in comparison to the subclass Octocorallia (i.e. red corals);...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Le Roy, Philippe Ganot, Manuel Aranda, Denis Allemand, Sylvie Tambutté
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Corallium rubrum
Biomineralization
Axial skeleton
Sclerites
Organic matrix
Proteomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01734-0

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