The introduction of molecular data into classical systematics has already tested several evolutionary hypotheses through the analysis of individual genes such as ribosomal RNA (rRNA). However, ...

Beneath the waves, there are strange, almost alien creatures that raise questions about the evolution of life on Earth and our own earliest origins. The answers might be hiding in tunicates. Tunicates ...

A deep-sea tunicate pulled from 2,012 meters beneath the surface off Western Australia has revealed a prey-capture mechanism with no known parallel among other animals in the abyss. The species, ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers have filled an important gap in the study of tunicate evolution by genetically sequencing 40 new specimens of thaliaceans, ...

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Tunicates that were placed in the sea six months ago have now been harvested. These ocean weeds can become a new aquaculture adventure. "Production has so far exceeded our greatest expectations," said ...

Ascidians, marine invertebrates more commonly known as tunicates or sea squirts, come in two flavors: solitary or colonial. Colonial species are known for their extensive ability to rebuild damaged ...

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Researchers have filled an important gap in the study of tunicate evolution by genetically sequencing 40 new specimens of thaliaceans, gelatinous, free-swimming types of tunicates. Woods Hole ...