Mesencephalic origin of the inferior lobe in zebrafish by Solal Bloch, Manon Thomas, Ingrid Colin, Sonya Galant, Elodie Machado, Pierre Affaticati, Arnim Jenett, Kei Yamamoto

“…Abstract Background Although the overall brain organization is shared in vertebrates, there are significant differences within subregions among different groups, notably between Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) and Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish). …”
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Morphometric analysis of lungfish endocasts elucidates early dipnoan palaeoneurological evolution by Alice M Clement, Tom J Challands, Richard Cloutier, Laurent Houle, Per E Ahlberg, Shaun P Collin, John A Long

“…The lobe-finned fish, lungfish (Dipnoi, Sarcoptergii), have persisted for ~400 million years from the Devonian Period to present day. …”
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Bichir external gills arise via heterochronic shift that accelerates hyoid arch development by Jan Stundl, Anna Pospisilova, David Jandzik, Peter Fabian, Barbora Dobiasova, Martin Minarik, Brian D Metscher, Vladimir Soukup, Robert Cerny

“…Bichirs represent the earliest diverged living group of ray-finned fishes, and possess intriguing traits otherwise typical for lobe-finned fishes such as ventral paired lungs and larval external gills. …”
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Species delimitation and coexistence in an ancient, depauperate vertebrate clade by Chase Doran Brownstein, Immanuel Chas Bissell

“…The most famous of these are the coelacanths. This clade of lobe-finned fishes occupies a pivotal position on the vertebrate tree between other fishes and tetrapods. …”
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Cell-Type Specific Determinants of NRAMP1 Expression in Professional Phagocytes by Mathieu F. M. Cellier

“…Nramp1 represents an ancient eukaryotic cell-autonomous defense whereas the gene duplication that yielded Nramp1 and Nramp2 predated the origin of Sarcopterygians (lobe-finned fishes and tetrapods). SLC11A1 genetic polymorphisms associated with human resistance to tuberculosis consist of potential regulatory variants. …”
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