Ciona - Wikipedia
Ciona is a genus of sea squirts in the family Cionidae. The body of Ciona is bag-like and covered by a tunic, which is a secretion of the epidermal cells. The body is attached at a permanent …
Ciona intestinalis - Smithsonian Institution
The Sea Vase tunicate, Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus 1767), is part of a globally distributed species complex.
Ciona Genetics - PMC
Ascidians, such as Ciona, are invertebrate chordates with simple embryonic body plans and small, relatively non-redundant genomes. Ciona genetics is in its infancy compared to many …
Ciona: Current Biology - Cell Press
2002年9月17日 · What is Ciona? Ciona is a genus of sea squirts or ascidians. The best known species are Ciona intestinalis from Europe, and Ciona savignyi from Japan; both are now …
Genetic and Genomic Toolbox of the Chordate Ciona intestinalis
Here we summarize the tools, techniques, and resources available to the Ciona geneticist, citing examples of studies that employed such strategies in the elucidation of gene function in Ciona. …
The tunicate Ciona: a model system for understanding the …
The use of the tunicate Ciona intestinalis as a model system to study the relationship between regeneration and aging is reviewed. Ciona has powerful regeneration capacities, which fade …
Ecological Review of the Ciona Species Complex | The Biological ...
The set of four closely related solitary ascidians Ciona spp. were once considered a single cosmopolitan species, Ciona intestinalis, but are now recognized as genetically and …
Ciona intestinalis - Wikipedia
Ciona intestinalis (sometimes known by the common name of vase tunicate) is an ascidian (sea squirt), a tunicate with very soft tunic. Its Latin name literally means "pillar of intestines", …
The ontology of the anatomy and development of the solitary
2020年10月21日 · Ciona robusta (Ciona intestinalis type A), a model organism for biological studies, belongs to ascidians, the main class of tunicates, which are the closest relatives of …
Ciona intestinalis - ADW
Ciona intestinalis feed mainly on fine detrital particles and phytoplankton (Coleman 1991). During the cirulation of water through the large gill basket, food particles are taken from the water and …