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Remarkable convergent evolution in specialized parasitic Thecostraca (Crustacea)

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Title
Remarkable convergent evolution in specialized parasitic Thecostraca (Crustacea)
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BMC Biology, April 2009
DOI 10.1186/1741-7007-7-15
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Marcos Pérez-Losada, Jens T Høeg, Keith A Crandall

Abstract

The Thecostraca are arguably the most morphologically and biologically variable group within the Crustacea, including both suspension feeders (Cirripedia: Thoracica and Acrothoracica) and parasitic forms (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala, Ascothoracida and Facetotecta). Similarities between the metamorphosis found in the Facetotecta and Rhizocephala suggests a common evolutionary origin, but until now no comprehensive study has looked at the basic evolution of these thecostracan groups.

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Country Count As %
United States 2 3%
Brazil 2 3%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 1%
Spain 1 1%
Unknown 70 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 20 26%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 17%
Student > Master 10 13%
Student > Bachelor 8 11%
Professor > Associate Professor 4 5%
Other 13 17%
Unknown 8 11%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 47 62%
Environmental Science 5 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 5%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 3 4%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 1%
Other 2 3%
Unknown 14 18%