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Full-length developmental transcriptome of the annelid Platynereis dumerilii

We generated a transcriptome from developmental stages of the annelid Platynereis dumerilii using the Iso-Seq method from PacBio, which outputs full-length transcripts and resolved isoforms. The dataset is now available on Zenodo: Vellutini, B. C., Handberg-Thorsager, M. & Tomancak, P. (2024). Platynereis dumerilii full-length transcriptome of developmental stages. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14250773 The transcriptome was used for the […]

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Cleavage stages of the annelid Chaetopterus

Beginning this #WormWednesday with the beginnings of a worm. The cleavage stages of the annelid Chaetopterus.

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Nemertean worms attacking an annelid

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biology microscopy notes

Necrophagy in the world’s longest worm

I’ve filmed the nemertean worm Lineus longissimus feeding on dead annelids! An example of necrophagy.