The pilidium larva is an idiosyncrasy defining the Pilidiophora. Its development is unique, and conserved even in derived pilidia; the juvenile is formed via a series of invaginations of the larval epidermis (imaginal discs), then bursts through the larval body while simultaneously consuming it in catastrophic metamorphosis. Pilidium nielseni is a lecithotrophic pilidium with two circumferential ciliary bands reminiscent of the “prototroch” and “telotroch” of a trochophore larva, the ancestral larval form of spiralians. However, pilidium nielseni represents a convergence on this larval form, not the resurgence of the ancestral larva, and typical pilidial development is conserved. In this thesis, I describe the development of pilidium nielseni, and determine it has converged on its body plan at least twice, independently.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uoregon.edu/oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/20557 |
Date | 27 October 2016 |
Creators | Hunt, Marie |
Contributors | Maslakova, Svetlana |
Publisher | University of Oregon |
Source Sets | University of Oregon |
Language | en_US |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Rights | All Rights Reserved. |
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