Draft genome of the Eutardigrade Milnesium tardigradum sheds light on ecdysozoan evolution
Felix Bemm, Laura Burleigh, Frank Förster, Roland Schmucki, Martin Ebeling, Christian J. Janzen, Thomas Dandekar, Ralph O. Schill, Ulrich Certa, Jörg Schultz
This study presents the first draft genome of Milnesium tardigradum, revealing gene loss and stress response mechanisms, and clarifying its phylogenetic position within Ecdysozoa.
bioRxiv · Sep 5, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology