Kevin M. Kocot

This paper presents a comprehensive phylogenomic analysis of Peracarida, confirming their monophyly and identifying a new taxon, Panmancoida, with insights into their evolutionary developmental transitions.

This study investigates the phylogenetic relationships within Chaetognathifera using genomic data and evaluates the robustness of macrosyntenic results, finding that macrosynteny cannot reliably resolve these relationships.

The paper compares sex-determining architectures in zebra and quagga mussels, finding divergent genetic systems and identifying potential contributors to rapid evolutionary changes in sex determination.

VEHoP infers phylogenetic trees from raw reads and proteins, outperforming assembly-free methods and enabling robust phylogenomic analysis of difficult-to-sample species.

The paper uses MDA to generate high-quality genomes for small organisms, achieving contiguous assemblies for C. elegans and L. squamata.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly and structural annotation for Emplectonema gracile, a ribbon worm, and highlights its utility for studying nemertean evolution and toxicology.

The paper compares 12 clitellate genomes and 11 outgroup representatives to show that genome rearrangements in Clitellata began at their base and significantly shaped the Hox cluster evolution.

The paper benchmarks Oxford Nanopore assemblers for molluscan genomes, finding optimal coverage and tools for different genome complexities.

This paper presents the genome of Acanthopleura granulata, revealing conserved biomineralization genes and iron-related adaptations in chitons.