Paula Hillenbrand

ORCID: 0009-0005-6918-1027
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  • Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny

Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
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...

10.1038/s41467-025-57168-z article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2025-03-03
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