In rocky intertidal ecosystems and subtidal reefs, the loco plays the role of a keystone predator species, feeding mainly on prey that monopolize the primary substrata such as mussels (Perumytilus purpuratus, Semimytilus algosus, and Mytilus chilensis), barnacles (Jehlius cirratus, Balanus laevis, and Austromegabalanus psittacus), and
tunicates (Pyura chilensis and Pyura praeputialis) (Castilla et al.
Tunicates represent the closest phylogenetic relative of vertebrates (Delsuc et al., 2006).
(2011) Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: the
tunicates. Development 138, 2143-2152.
Gelatinous species with short generation times such as ctenophores (Sullivan et al., 2001) siphonophores (Pages et al., 2001) and pelagic
tunicates (Purcell & Madin, 1991), have the ability to make use of aggregation for reproductive purposes to maintain and/or increase their population density.
"My term for it is the
tunicate from hell," says Harris, professor and chair of the department of biological sciences at the University of New Hampshire.
Scheuer, "Ulicyclamine and ulithiacyclamide, two new small peptides from a marine
tunicate," Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol.
Antifungal activity of synthetic peptide derived from halocidin, antimicrobial peptide from the
tunicate, Halocynthia aurantium.
Tunicate cellulose (TC) exhibits an ultrafine fibrous network, highly crystalline structure and aspect ratio, purity monoclinic cellulose [I.sub.[beta]] allomorph, low density, and remarkable mechanical strength [22-27].
(Fukami et al., 1999), Arthropsis truncate (Ayer et al., 1992), freshwater fungus Massarina
tunicate (Oh, H et al., 2003) and marine-derived fungus Massarina sp.
The genome of the
tunicate Oikopleura dioica contains roughly 18,000 genes, nearly as many as the human genome's 22,000 or so, but with the genes in a completely different order and less DNA stuffed between them, an international team reported online November 18 in Science.
Correlation between pigmentation and antifouling compounds produced by Pseudoalteromonas
tunicate. Environ.
Roles of hydrodynamics and larval behavior in determining spatial aggregations in the
tunicate Ciona intestinalis.
nudibranch, pom-pom anemone, and predatory
tunicate;
Styelins, broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptides from the solitary
tunicate, Styela clava.
