Comparative analysis of early ontogeny in Bursatella leachii and Aplysia californica

Zer Vue, Bishoy S. Kamel, Thomas R. Capo, Ana T. Bardales, Mónica Medina

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Abstract

Opisthobranch molluscs exhibit fascinating body plans associated with the evolution of shell loss in multiple lineages. Sea hares in particular are interesting because Aplysia californica is a well-studied model organism that offers a large suite of genetic tools. Bursatella leachii is a related tropical sea hare that lacks a shell as an adult and therefore lends itself to comparative analysis with A. californica.We have established an enhanced culturing procedure for B. leachii in husbandry that enabled the study of shell formation and loss in this lineage with respect to A. californica life staging.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere700
JournalPeerJ
Volume2014
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Neuroscience
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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