Mesodermal gene expression during the embryonic and larval development of the articulate brachiopod Terebratalia transversa.PDFVIP

Passamaneck et al. EvoDevo (2015) 6:10 DOI 10.1186/s13227-015-0004-8 RESEARCH Open Access Mesodermal gene expression during the embryonic and larval development of the articulate brachiopod Terebratalia transversa Yale J Passamaneck1,2*, Andreas Hejnol3 and Mark Q Martindale2 Abstract Background: Brachiopods undergo radial cleavage, which is distinct from the stereotyped development of closely related spiralian taxa. The mesoderm has been inferred to derive from t