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 base located at the posterior part, and the opposite bears two openings, the buccal and atrial siphons.
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 morphologically disti...
Overall, the distributions of Ciona robusta, Ciona sp. C, and Ciona sp. D imply that they are more tolerant of warmer water, while the distribution of Ciona intestinalis suggests
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. Genetic screens, germline transgenesis, electroporation of plasmid DNA, and microinjection of morpholinos are all routinely employed, and in the near ...
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 invasive species in the USA.
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", referring to the fact that its body is a soft, translucent column-like structure, resembling a mass of intestines sprouting from a rock. [ 1 ]
Ciona intestinalis - Smithsonian Institution
The Sea Vase tunicate, Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus 1767), is part of a globally distributed species complex.
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 vertebrates.
A Sea Squirt Story: What our squishy relatives teach us about the ...
2021年11月18日 · This creature is the sea squirt, Ciona instestinalis. Despite its unassuming appearance, Ciona could hold the key to understanding how the brain--the most complex structure in the universe--came to be.
Polymodal sensory perception drives settlement and …
2024年2月8日 · Hoyer et al. identify a set of short- and long-range chemical cues that influence attachment and metamorphosis of Ciona larvae. These cues are detected by polymodal sensory cells, which encode the valence of the stimulus and drive brain-wide dynamics to elicit robust behavioral actions.