Index
395
Metagenomic libraries, 33, 36–37, 45–49, 289
Metagenomics, 5, 8, 34–37, 47, 51–52, 58–60,
190, 204, 252, 289–290, 293, 296–297,
299, 306, 322, 355
Metamorphosis, 5, 8, 34–37, 47, 51–52, 56,
58–60
Metanor, 57, 329
Metatranscriptomics, 51, 61
Metazoan, 12–15, 120–123, 125–133, 136,
143–171, 199, 299, 306–307
MicHanThi, 57
Microarrays, 5, 11, 13, 20, 49, 82–83, 90–91,
99, 102, 104, 188, 221, 225, 227, 238,
241, 249, 255, 357, 359–361, 364–367,
369–370
Microbial communities, 8, 10–12, 21, 34–37,
39–40, 44, 59, 61
Microbial Genome Sequencing Project,
55, 355
Microdissection, 40
Microfluidic device, 40
Micromanipulation, 40
Micromonas, 184, 192, 196
microRNA, 170
Microsatellite, 14, 20, 23, 76–78, 80, 84–87,
95, 215–216, 223–224, 253–255, 257,
259, 348
Microtechnology, 7
Microvilli, 146
Mimivirus, 300
Minimal Information About a Microarray
Experiment (MIAME), 368–369
Minimum Information about a Metagenome
Sequence (MIMS), 61
Mismatch, 82, 250, 337
Moerella jedoensis, 19
Molecular evolution, 9, 121, 146, 163–164,
167, 189
Molecular operational taxonomic unit
(MOTU), 15
Molecular signature, 126–128, 134, 136,
153, 231
Mollusc, 2, 78, 91, 96, 105, 12, 125, 129–130,
135, 162–163, 191, 219–220, 222–223
Monosiga brevicollis, 147, 149
Monosiga ovata, 130, 147, 149–150
Morpholino, 236
Morphology, 2, 18, 89, 124–125, 136–137,
146, 160, 180, 196, 198, 233, 261
Morphospecies, 14
Multicellularity, 146–151, 169, 199, 202
Multiple displacement amplification (MDA),
36–38, 42–44, 60, 291
Mummichog, 260
Muscle, 75, 100, 158–161, 167, 225–228,
232–235
Mus musculus, 7
Musculus marmoratus, 18
Myoida spp, 18
Mytillus galloprovincialis, 18
Mytilus californianus, 98, 248
Mytilus edulis, 18–19, 76, 87, 92, 214, 221, 248
Mytilus galloprovincialis, 19, 214
Mytilus sp, 20
N
Nanoflagellate protists, 190
Nanotechnology, 192
Nematodes, 9, 14, 122–123, 125, 129–132,
155, 158, 161–162, 354
NemAToL, 15
Nematostella vectensis, 128, 155
Nemertea, 19, 123, 133, 135–136
Nemerteans, 135–136
Neurogenesis, 155
Neuron, 163
Neuropeptide, 154
Neurotoxin, 191
Neutral theory, 86
New view of animal phylogeny, 121, 124–126,
128–130, 133–134, 136
Next generation sequencing technologies,
6, 321
Nile tilapia, 95
Nitratiruptor sp, 295
Nitric oxide (NO), 91, 194
Nitrosopumilus maritimus, 294
Non-coding DNA, 77, 144, 168, 170, 333
Non-subtracted library, 75–76
Nori, 202–203
Northern blot, 237, 328–330
North Pacific minke whales, 259
Notch, 147
Nuclear hormone receptor, 147
Nucleomorph, 182, 198
Nucula sp, 20
Nudibranchia, 19
Nutrition, 226–231, 234–237
O
Oikopleura dioica, 124, 132–133
Olavius algarvensis, 36
Oligonucleotide frequencies, 53
Oligotrophic environments, 190
Olive flounder, 260
Oncorhynchus mykiss, 78, 99, 234, 260
Oncorhynchus nerka, 259
395
Metagenomic libraries, 33, 36–37, 45–49, 289
Metagenomics, 5, 8, 34–37, 47, 51–52, 58–60,
190, 204, 252, 289–290, 293, 296–297,
299, 306, 322, 355
Metamorphosis, 5, 8, 34–37, 47, 51–52, 56,
58–60
Metanor, 57, 329
Metatranscriptomics, 51, 61
Metazoan, 12–15, 120–123, 125–133, 136,
143–171, 199, 299, 306–307
MicHanThi, 57
Microarrays, 5, 11, 13, 20, 49, 82–83, 90–91,
99, 102, 104, 188, 221, 225, 227, 238,
241, 249, 255, 357, 359–361, 364–367,
369–370
Microbial communities, 8, 10–12, 21, 34–37,
39–40, 44, 59, 61
Microbial Genome Sequencing Project,
55, 355
Microdissection, 40
Microfluidic device, 40
Micromanipulation, 40
Micromonas, 184, 192, 196
microRNA, 170
Microsatellite, 14, 20, 23, 76–78, 80, 84–87,
95, 215–216, 223–224, 253–255, 257,
259, 348
Microtechnology, 7
Microvilli, 146
Mimivirus, 300
Minimal Information About a Microarray
Experiment (MIAME), 368–369
Minimum Information about a Metagenome
Sequence (MIMS), 61
Mismatch, 82, 250, 337
Moerella jedoensis, 19
Molecular evolution, 9, 121, 146, 163–164,
167, 189
Molecular operational taxonomic unit
(MOTU), 15
Molecular signature, 126–128, 134, 136,
153, 231
Mollusc, 2, 78, 91, 96, 105, 12, 125, 129–130,
135, 162–163, 191, 219–220, 222–223
Monosiga brevicollis, 147, 149
Monosiga ovata, 130, 147, 149–150
Morpholino, 236
Morphology, 2, 18, 89, 124–125, 136–137,
146, 160, 180, 196, 198, 233, 261
Morphospecies, 14
Multicellularity, 146–151, 169, 199, 202
Multiple displacement amplification (MDA),
36–38, 42–44, 60, 291
Mummichog, 260
Muscle, 75, 100, 158–161, 167, 225–228,
232–235
Mus musculus, 7
Musculus marmoratus, 18
Myoida spp, 18
Mytillus galloprovincialis, 18
Mytilus californianus, 98, 248
Mytilus edulis, 18–19, 76, 87, 92, 214, 221, 248
Mytilus galloprovincialis, 19, 214
Mytilus sp, 20
N
Nanoflagellate protists, 190
Nanotechnology, 192
Nematodes, 9, 14, 122–123, 125, 129–132,
155, 158, 161–162, 354
NemAToL, 15
Nematostella vectensis, 128, 155
Nemertea, 19, 123, 133, 135–136
Nemerteans, 135–136
Neurogenesis, 155
Neuron, 163
Neuropeptide, 154
Neurotoxin, 191
Neutral theory, 86
New view of animal phylogeny, 121, 124–126,
128–130, 133–134, 136
Next generation sequencing technologies,
6, 321
Nile tilapia, 95
Nitratiruptor sp, 295
Nitric oxide (NO), 91, 194
Nitrosopumilus maritimus, 294
Non-coding DNA, 77, 144, 168, 170, 333
Non-subtracted library, 75–76
Nori, 202–203
Northern blot, 237, 328–330
North Pacific minke whales, 259
Notch, 147
Nuclear hormone receptor, 147
Nucleomorph, 182, 198
Nucula sp, 20
Nudibranchia, 19
Nutrition, 226–231, 234–237
O
Oikopleura dioica, 124, 132–133
Olavius algarvensis, 36
Oligonucleotide frequencies, 53
Oligotrophic environments, 190
Olive flounder, 260
Oncorhynchus mykiss, 78, 99, 234, 260
Oncorhynchus nerka, 259