The Earth has 71%of its surface covered by oceans and is home to an astonishing diversity of marine life.Unveiling the history of life requires examining the mysteries of marine organisms.Evolutionary developmental bi...The Earth has 71%of its surface covered by oceans and is home to an astonishing diversity of marine life.Unveiling the history of life requires examining the mysteries of marine organisms.Evolutionary developmental biology(evo-devo)is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field that aims to elucidate the origin of life and histological processes that drive diversification.However,the long-standing reliance on terrestrial model species used in comparative studies overlooks the insights offered by marine life.Expanding the use of emerging marine organisms to address this knowledge gap can revolutionize evo-devo.Lophotrochozoa,one of the three major groups of Bilateria,ranks among the most species-rich clades and encompasses mollusks,annelids,flatworms,and other invertebrates.Lophotrochozoans exhibit a remarkable variety of life cycles and body plans(Figure 1),yet they have remained relatively less explored.Shifting greater focus to marine lophotrochozoans offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore the evolutionary history of life.This commentary highlights recent breakthroughs and emerging frontiers in marine evo-devo research by focusing on lophotrochozoans and highlights multiple biological perspectives.展开更多
基金support by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFD2401400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32222085 and 32130107)the Taishan Scholar Project Fund of Shandong Province of China.
文摘The Earth has 71%of its surface covered by oceans and is home to an astonishing diversity of marine life.Unveiling the history of life requires examining the mysteries of marine organisms.Evolutionary developmental biology(evo-devo)is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field that aims to elucidate the origin of life and histological processes that drive diversification.However,the long-standing reliance on terrestrial model species used in comparative studies overlooks the insights offered by marine life.Expanding the use of emerging marine organisms to address this knowledge gap can revolutionize evo-devo.Lophotrochozoa,one of the three major groups of Bilateria,ranks among the most species-rich clades and encompasses mollusks,annelids,flatworms,and other invertebrates.Lophotrochozoans exhibit a remarkable variety of life cycles and body plans(Figure 1),yet they have remained relatively less explored.Shifting greater focus to marine lophotrochozoans offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore the evolutionary history of life.This commentary highlights recent breakthroughs and emerging frontiers in marine evo-devo research by focusing on lophotrochozoans and highlights multiple biological perspectives.
