Developmental BiologyScientific ReportsPeer-reviewed
Laboratory culture of the California Sea Firefly Vargula tsujii (Ostracoda: Cypridinidae): Developing a model system for the evolution of marine bioluminescence
Jessica A. Goodheart, Geetanjali Minsky, Mira N. Brynjegard-Bialik…·Todd H. Oakley
This paper reports the first complete life cycle and mitochondrial genome of the luminous ostracod Vargula tsujii, enabling future studies on bioluminescence biosynthesis and genomic manipulation.
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