Annelid eye evolution revealed by developmental, ultrastructural, and connectome analyses of cerebral eyes in Malacoceros fuliginosus
Suman Kumar, Anna Seybold, Oleg O. Tolstenkov, Sharat Chandra Tumu, Harald Hausen
This study investigates the cerebral eyes of Malacoceros fuliginosus using developmental, molecular, ultrastructural, and connectomic analyses to reveal their evolutionary origins and functional diversification.
bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology