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Nature 380: 37–40
Dellaporta SL et al (2006) Mitochondrial genome of Trichoplax adhaerens supports placozoa as
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Delsuc F et al (2006) Tunicates and not cephalochordates are the closest living relatives of
vertebrates. Nature 439: 965–968
Delsuc F et al (2008) Additional molecular support for the new chordate phylogeny. Genesis 46:
592–604
Denes AS et al (2007) Molecular architecture of annelid nerve cord supports common origin of
nervous system centralization in Bilateria. Cell 129: 277–288
Derelle R et al (2007) Homeodomain proteins belong to the ancestral molecular toolkit of
eukaryotes. Evol Dev 9: 212–219
Dominguez M et al (2004) Growth and specification of the eye are controlled independently by
Eyegone and Eyeless in Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Genet 36: 31–39
Ereskovsky AV, Dondua AK (2006) The problem of germ layers in sponges (Porifera) and some
issues concerning early metazoan evolution. Zoologischer Anzeiger 245: 65–76
Finnerty JR, Martindale MQ (1999) Ancient origins of axial patterning genes: Hox genes and
ParaHox genes in the Cnidaria. Evol Dev 1: 16–23
Finnerty JR et al (2004) Origins of bilateral symmetry: Hox and dpp expression in a sea anemone.
Science 304: 1335–1337
Fioroni P (1992) Allgemeine und vergleichende Embryologie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,
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Fritzenwanker JH et al (2004) Analysis of forkhead and snail expression reveals epithelialmesenchymal transitions during embryonic and larval development of Nematostella vectensis.
Dev Biol 275: 389–402
Galle S et al (2005) The homeobox gene Msx in development and transdifferentiation of jellyfish
striated muscle. Int J Dev Biol 49: 961–967
Garcia-Fernàndez J (2005) The genesis and evolution of homeobox gene clusters. Nat Rev Genet
6: 881–892
Garcia-Fernàndez J, Bentio-Gutiérrez E (2009) It’s a long way from amphioxus: descendants of
the earliest chordate. Bioessays 31: 665–675
Garcia-Fernàndez J, Holland PWH (1994) Archetypal organization of the amphioxus hox genecluster. Nature 370: 563–566
Gerberding M et al (2002) Cell lineage analysis of the amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis
reveals an early restriction of cell fates. Development 129: 5789–5801
Gregory TR (2005) Genome size evolution in animals. In: Gregory TR (ed) The evolution of the
genome, 1st edn. Elsevier, San Diego
Grell KG (1971a) Embryonalentwicklung bei Trichoplax adherens F.E. Schulze. Naturwiss
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Grell KG (1971b) Trichoplax adherens: F.E. Schulze und die Entstehung der Metazoen. Naturwiss
Rundschau 24: 160–161
Grell KG (1972) Eibildung und Furchung von Trichoplax adherens F.E. Schulze (Placozoa). Z
Morph Tiere 73: 297–314
Grell KG, Ruthman A (1991) Placozoa, Porifera, Cnidaria and Ctenophora. In Harrisson FW,
Westfall JA (eds) Microscopic anatomy of invertebrates. Wiley-Liss, New York
Grimson A et al (2008) Early origins and evolution of microRNAs and Piwi-interacting RNAs in
animals. Nature 455: 1193–1197
Grunz H (2004) The vertebrate organizer. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg
Haeckel E (1874) Die Gastraea-Theorie, die phylogenetische Classification des Thierreiches und
die Homologie der Keimblätter. Jena Z. Naturwiss 8: 1–55
Haeckel E (1903) Anthropogenie oder Entwickelungsgeschichte des Menschen. Keimes- und
Stammes-Geschichte. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig
173
De Robertis EM, Sasai Y (1996) A common groundplan for dorsoventral patterning in Bilateria.
Nature 380: 37–40
Dellaporta SL et al (2006) Mitochondrial genome of Trichoplax adhaerens supports placozoa as
the basal lower metazoan phylum. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103: 8751–8756
Delsuc F et al (2006) Tunicates and not cephalochordates are the closest living relatives of
vertebrates. Nature 439: 965–968
Delsuc F et al (2008) Additional molecular support for the new chordate phylogeny. Genesis 46:
592–604
Denes AS et al (2007) Molecular architecture of annelid nerve cord supports common origin of
nervous system centralization in Bilateria. Cell 129: 277–288
Derelle R et al (2007) Homeodomain proteins belong to the ancestral molecular toolkit of
eukaryotes. Evol Dev 9: 212–219
Dominguez M et al (2004) Growth and specification of the eye are controlled independently by
Eyegone and Eyeless in Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Genet 36: 31–39
Ereskovsky AV, Dondua AK (2006) The problem of germ layers in sponges (Porifera) and some
issues concerning early metazoan evolution. Zoologischer Anzeiger 245: 65–76
Finnerty JR, Martindale MQ (1999) Ancient origins of axial patterning genes: Hox genes and
ParaHox genes in the Cnidaria. Evol Dev 1: 16–23
Finnerty JR et al (2004) Origins of bilateral symmetry: Hox and dpp expression in a sea anemone.
Science 304: 1335–1337
Fioroni P (1992) Allgemeine und vergleichende Embryologie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,
New York
Fritzenwanker JH et al (2004) Analysis of forkhead and snail expression reveals epithelialmesenchymal transitions during embryonic and larval development of Nematostella vectensis.
Dev Biol 275: 389–402
Galle S et al (2005) The homeobox gene Msx in development and transdifferentiation of jellyfish
striated muscle. Int J Dev Biol 49: 961–967
Garcia-Fernàndez J (2005) The genesis and evolution of homeobox gene clusters. Nat Rev Genet
6: 881–892
Garcia-Fernàndez J, Bentio-Gutiérrez E (2009) It’s a long way from amphioxus: descendants of
the earliest chordate. Bioessays 31: 665–675
Garcia-Fernàndez J, Holland PWH (1994) Archetypal organization of the amphioxus hox genecluster. Nature 370: 563–566
Gerberding M et al (2002) Cell lineage analysis of the amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis
reveals an early restriction of cell fates. Development 129: 5789–5801
Gregory TR (2005) Genome size evolution in animals. In: Gregory TR (ed) The evolution of the
genome, 1st edn. Elsevier, San Diego
Grell KG (1971a) Embryonalentwicklung bei Trichoplax adherens F.E. Schulze. Naturwiss
58: 507
Grell KG (1971b) Trichoplax adherens: F.E. Schulze und die Entstehung der Metazoen. Naturwiss
Rundschau 24: 160–161
Grell KG (1972) Eibildung und Furchung von Trichoplax adherens F.E. Schulze (Placozoa). Z
Morph Tiere 73: 297–314
Grell KG, Ruthman A (1991) Placozoa, Porifera, Cnidaria and Ctenophora. In Harrisson FW,
Westfall JA (eds) Microscopic anatomy of invertebrates. Wiley-Liss, New York
Grimson A et al (2008) Early origins and evolution of microRNAs and Piwi-interacting RNAs in
animals. Nature 455: 1193–1197
Grunz H (2004) The vertebrate organizer. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg
Haeckel E (1874) Die Gastraea-Theorie, die phylogenetische Classification des Thierreiches und
die Homologie der Keimblätter. Jena Z. Naturwiss 8: 1–55
Haeckel E (1903) Anthropogenie oder Entwickelungsgeschichte des Menschen. Keimes- und
Stammes-Geschichte. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig