Our current reconstruction of the genetic content of the unicellular ancestor of animals. I can not insist enough, had not we studied filastereans, ichthyosporeans, corallochytreans & choanoflagellates, the story will be completely different. Different & inaccurate #animalorigins
Are #choanoflagellates , #filastereans , #ichthyosporeans & #corallochytreans truly the best models for exploring animal origins?
While these lineages have been so far pivotal to address the origin of animals (and they surely will continue to be!!), eDNA has revealed that there
Cell differentiation and morphogenesis in a 1 billion-year- old #multicellular fossil! Current Biology. Could Bicellum brasieri be assigned to #ichthyosporeans or #corallochytreans ? They certainly look very similar, but..who knows...
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What a fantastic day! A big thank you to Patricia Suárez Ara for an incredible 4 years of PhD research pursuing the establishment of genetic tools in #ichthyosporeans & #corallochytreans ! Thanks to Sebastián R. Najle for co-supervising with such knowledge and enthusiasm. Thanks Núria Ros i
Just 3 weeks away from Patricia Suárez Ara's PhD defense! 🎉 The thesis, featuring an incredible #ichthyosporean image, is as stunning visually as it is rich in science. Thrilled to celebrate another milestone in #ichthyosporean s & #corallochytreans research. #multicellularity
A fascinating feature of animal origin is that all their known closest unicellular relatives have representatives with temporal #multicellular life stages. All of them. Choanos, filastereans, #ichthyosporeans , corallochytreans. 1/7 #evolution
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Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo Hypothesis Fund Devaki Bhaya The FUNR Lab Thanks Iñaki! I hope this also allows for some fun comparative work with choano friends: capsaspora, ichthyos, and corallochytreans! Will be in touch