• Ancestral role of Pax2/5/8 in molluscan brain and multimodal sensory system development 

      Wollesen, Tim; Rodríguez Monje, Sonia V; Todt, Christiane; Degnan, Bernard M; Wanninger, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-28)
      Background Mollusks represent the largest lophotrochozoan phylum and exhibit highly diverse body plans. Previous studies have demonstrated that transcription factors such as Pax genes play important roles during their ...
    • Aplacophoran mollusks evolved from ancestors with polyplacophoran-like features 

      Scherholz, Maik; Redl, Emanuel; Wollesen, Tim; Todt, Christiane; Wanninger, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11-04)
      Mollusca is an animal phylum with vast morphological diversity and includes worm-shaped aplacophorans, snails, bivalves, and the complex cephalopods [1]. The interrelationships of these class-level taxa are still contentious ...
    • Development of the nervous system in Solenogastres (Mollusca) reveals putative ancestral spiralian features 

      Redl, Emanuel; Scherholz, Maik; Todt, Christiane; Wollesen, Tim; Wanninger, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-24)
      Background: The Solenogastres (or Neomeniomorpha) are a taxon of aplacophoran molluscs with contentious phylogenetic placement. Since available developmental data on non-conchiferan (that is, aculiferan) molluscs mainly ...