This page includes preprints, peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, outreach materials, and research software that I published.
Most publications are open access. If you hit a paywall and the PDF is not available below, please drop me a line, and I’ll be happy to share the article with you.
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Current preprints
None at the moment. See past preprints down below.
Research articles
Vellutini BC, Cuenca MB, Krishna A, Szałapak A, Modes CD, and Tomancak P (2025). Patterned invagination prevents mechanical instability during gastrulation. [HTML]
Mutemi KN, Simakov O, Pan L, Santangeli L, Null RW, Handberg-Thorsager M, Vellutini BC, Peterson KJ, Fromm B, Larsson T, Savage E, Lopez MO, Hercog R, Provaznik J, Ordoñez-Rueda D, Azevedo N, Gazave E, Vervoort M, Tomancak P, Tan W, Winkler S, Benes V, Hui J, Helm C, Özpolat BD, and Arendt D (2025). A genome resource for the marine annelid Platynereis spp. [PDF] [HTML]
Vellutini BC, Martín-Durán JM, Børve A, and Hejnol A (2024). Combinatorial Wnt signaling landscape during brachiopod anteroposterior patterning. [PDF] [HTML]
Martín-Durán JM, Vellutini BC, Marlétaz F, Cetrangolo V, Cvetesic N, Thiel D, Henriet S, Grau-Bové X, Carrillo-Baltodano AM, Gu W, Kerbl A, Marquez Y, Bekkouche N, Chourrout D, Gómez-Skarmeta JL, Irimia M, Lenhard B, Worsaae K, and Hejnol A (2021). Conservative route to genome compaction in a miniature annelid. [PDF] [HTML]
Hogvall M, Vellutini BC, Martín-Durán JM, Hejnol A, Budd GE, and Janssen R (2019). Embryonic expression of priapulid Wnt genes. [PDF] [HTML]
Vellutini BC, Martín-Durán JM, and Hejnol A (2017). Cleavage modification did not alter blastomere fates during bryozoan evolution. [PDF] [HTML]
Martín-Durán JM, Ryan JF, Vellutini BC, Pang K, and Hejnol A (2017). Increased taxon sampling reveals thousands of hidden orthologs in flatworms. [PDF] [HTML]
Schiemann SM, Martín-Durán JM, Børve A, Vellutini BC, Passamaneck YJ, and Hejnol A (2017). Clustered brachiopod Hox genes are not expressed collinearly and are associated with lophotrochozoan novelties. [PDF] [HTML]
Martín-Durán JM, Vellutini BC, and Hejnol A (2016). Embryonic chirality and the evolution of spiralian left-right asymmetries. [PDF] [HTML]
Vellutini BC and Hejnol A (2016). Expression of segment polarity genes in brachiopods supports a non-segmental ancestral role of engrailed for bilaterians. [PDF] [HTML]
Cannon JT, Vellutini BC, Smith J, Ronquist F, Jondelius U, and Hejnol A (2016). Xenacoelomorpha is the sister group to Nephrozoa. [PDF] [Supp] [HTML]
Martín-Durán JM, Vellutini BC, and Hejnol A (2015). Evolution and development of the adelphophagic, intracapsular Schmidt’s larva of the nemertean Lineus ruber. [PDF] [HTML]
Silva JRMC da, Sinhorini IL, Jensch-Junior BE, Pressinotti LN, Vellutini BC, and Borges JCS (2012). Splenomegaly in Antarctic fish Cabeçuda Notothenia coriiceps (Richardson, 1844). [PDF]
Vellutini BC and Migotto AE (2010). Embryonic, larval, and juvenile development of the sea biscuit Clypeaster subdepressus (Echinodermata: Clypeasteroida). [PDF] [HTML]
Fukuzawa AH, Vellutini BC, Lorenzini DM, Silva PI Jr, Mortara RA, da Silva JMC, and Daffre S (2008). The role of hemocytes in the immunity of the spider Acanthoscurria gomesiana. [PDF] [HTML]
Silva JRMC da, Vellutini BC, Porto-Neto LR, Pressinotti LN, Ramos MDC, Cooper EL, Hernandez-Blazquez FJ, Jensch-junior BE, and Borges JCS (2007). Unspecific immune response of antarctic ectotermic animals under polar temperatures. [PDF] [HTML]
Cunha da Silva JRM, Cooper EL, Sinhorini IL, Borges JCS, Jensch-Junior BE, Porto-Neto LR, Hernandez-Blazquez FJ, Vellutini BC, Pressinotti LN, and Costa-Pinto FA (2005). Microscopical study of experimental wound healing in Notothenia coriiceps (Cabeçuda) at 0°C. [PDF] [HTML]
da Silva JRMC, Sinhorini IL, Jensch-Junior BE, Porto-Neto LR, Hernadez-Blazquez FJ, Vellutini BC, Pressinotti LN, Pinto FAC, Cooper EL, and Borges JCS (2004). Kinetics of induced wound repair at 0°C in the Antarctic fish (Cabeçuda) Notothenia coriiceps. [PDF] [HTML]
Reviews or commentaries
Hejnol A and Vellutini BC (2017). Larval Evolution: I’ll Tail You Later…. [PDF] [HTML]
Book chapters
Vellutini BC (2020). Segmental Traits in Non-Segmented Bilaterians. In Cellular Processes in Segmentation (ed. Chipman, A. D.), pp. 205–254. [PDF] [HTML]
Martín-Durán JM and Vellutini BC (2019). Introduction: Young Approaches to Animal Evolution. In Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution (ed. Martín-Durán, J. M. and Vellutini, B. C.), pp. 1–12. [PDF] [HTML]
Books
Martín-Durán JM and Vellutini BC (editors) (2019). Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution. [HTML]
Theses
Vellutini, B. C. (2016). Comparative development of spiralian larvae. University of Bergen. [PDF] [HTML]
Vellutini, B. C. (2008). Development and reproductive cycle of the sea biscuit Clypeaster subdepressus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) from São Sebastião, SP. University of São Paulo [PDF] [HTML]
Outreach articles
Migotto AE and Vellutini BC (2011). Cifonauta, um banco de imagens para a Biologia Marinha. Boletim Informativo da Associação Brasileira de Biologia Marinha 4, 7–12. [PDF] [HTML]
Vellutini BC (2009). Bolacha no mar? Que história é essa? Ciência Hoje das Crianças 204, 8–11. [PDF]
Lindner A, Migotto AE, Vellutini BC and Silva-Neto ID (2008). Vida escondida. O Telescópio 17, 2–3. [PDF] [HTML]
Outreach videos
Vellutini BC, Martín-Durán JM, and Hejnol A (2020). Understanding the evolution of cleavage patterns in early embryonic development. [HTML]
Vellutini BC (2016). Feeding on the dead—necrophagy in the world’s longest worm. [YouTube]
Vellutini BC and Migotto AE (2008). A Sea Biscuit’s Life. [YouTube]
Outreach websites
Vellutini BC and Migotto AE (2011). Cifonauta—marine biology image database. [HTML]
Vellutini BC (2008). Vida, mar e muita história pra contar: A Origem da Biodiversidade nos Oceanos. [HTML]
Vellutini BC (2007). Oceano: Vida Escondida. [HTML]
Software
Vellutini BC (2022). How to make cartographic projections using ImSAnE. [Zenodo]
Vellutini BC (2015). Color blind friendly lookup tables for Fiji/ImageJ. [Zenodo]
Vellutini BC and Marques FPL (2011). WormBox: A Fiji plugin to measure linear distances. [Zenodo]
Past preprints
Mutemi KN, Simakov O, Pan L, Santangeli L, Null RW, Handberg-Thorsager M, Vellutini BC, Peterson KJ, Fromm B, Larsson T, Savage EL, Lopez MO, Hercog R, Provaznik J, Ordonez-Rueda D, Azevedo N, Gazave E, Vervoort M, Tomancak P, Tan W, Winkler S, Benes V, Hui J, Helm C, Ozpolat BD, and Arendt D (2024). A genome resource for the marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii. [HTML]
Vellutini BC, Cuenca MB, Krishna A, Szałapak A, Modes CD, and Tomančák P (2023). Patterned embryonic invagination evolved in response to mechanical instability. [HTML]
Vellutini BC, Martín-Durán JM, Børve A, and Hejnol A (2023). Combinatorial Wnt signaling landscape during brachiopod anteroposterior patterning. [HTML]
Martín-Durán JM, Vellutini BC, Marlétaz F, Cetrangolo V, Cvetesic N, Thiel D, Henriet S, Grau-Bové X, Carrillo-Baltodano AM, Gu W, Kerbl A, Marquez Y, Bekkouche N, Chourrout D, Gómez-Skarmeta JL, Irimia M, Lenhard B, Worsaae K, and Hejnol A (2020). Conservative route to genome compaction in a miniature annelid. [HTML]
Vellutini BC, Martín-Durán JM, and Hejnol A (2017). Cleavage modification did not alter early blastomere fates during bryozoan evolution. [HTML]
Schiemann SM, Martín-Durán JM, Børve A, Vellutini BC, Passamaneck YJ, and Hejnol A (2016). Clustered brachiopod Hox genes are not expressed collinearly and are associated with lophotrochozoan novelties. [HTML]
Vellutini BC and Hejnol A (2016). Expression of segment polarity genes in brachiopods supports a non-segmental ancestral role of engrailed for bilaterians. [HTML]
Martin-Duran JM, Ryan JF, Vellutini BC, Pang K, and Hejnol A (2016). Increased taxon sampling reveals thousands of hidden orthologs in flatworms. [HTML]