A5111234137- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
2024-2025
Abstract Coloniality is a widespread growth form in cnidarians, tunicates, and bryozoans, among others. Colonies function as single physiological units despite their modular structure of zooids supporting tissues. A key question how structurally functionally distinct colony parts are generated. In the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus , colonies consist (polyps) interconnected by stolons attached to substrate. Using single-cell transcriptomics, we profiled ~200,000 cells, including two...
Abstract Coloniality is a widespread growth form in cnidarians, tunicates, and bryozoans, among others. Despite being modular, composed of multiple zooids supporting tissues, colonies function as single physiological unit. A major question the biology cellular mechanism generating structurally functionally distinct colony parts. The cnidarian Hydractinia establishes with different types (polyps), interconnected by gastrovascular system that attached to substrate known stolons. We obtained...