Andreas Wanninger

This paper presents the first near chromosome-level genome of a sea spider, revealing a single Hox cluster without abdominal-A/Hox9, supporting shared evolutionary patterns in arthropods.

The paper identifies heteroplasmy and repeat expansions in the mitochondrial genome of the quagga mussel, suggesting plant-like recombination-based error correction mechanisms.

The paper sequenced the quagga mussel genome to identify evolutionary adaptations for freshwater tolerance, finding expanded aquaporin genes and osmoregulatory structures involved in embryonic osmoregulation.