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Cortical cytasters: a highly conserved developmental trait of Bilateria with similarities to Ctenophora

Miguel Salinas-Saavedra* and Alexander O Vargas

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Laboratory of Ontogeny and Phylogeny, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Chile. Las Palmeras, Ñuñoa, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile

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EvoDevo 2011, 2:23 doi:10.1186/2041-9139-2-23

Published: 1 December 2011

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Additional file 1:

Characteristics of cytasters in different taxa. Tables that summarize the available information on cytasters in Protostomia and Deuterostomia, indicating observed structural aspects and the techniques used. The bold font represents taxa in which the specific developmental pathway of cytaster formation is well documented.

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