A microCT-based atlas of the central nervous system and midgut in sea spiders (Pycnogonida) sheds first light on evolutionary trends at the family level

Pycnogonida (sea spiders) is the sister group of all other extant chelicerates (spiders, scorpions and relatives) and thus represents an important taxon to inform early chelicerate evolution. Notably, phylogen...

Source: Frontiers in Zoology - March 31, 2022 Category: Zoology Authors: Karina Frankowski, Katsumi Miyazaki and Georg Brenneis Tags: Research Source Type: research