Casey W. Dunn

The paper analyzes DNA captured during siphonophore genome sequencing to identify associated organisms, revealing bacterial and eukaryotic diversity.

This study presents a multi-omic atlas of the siphonophore Physalia utriculus, revealing the regulatory mechanisms of colonial division of labour and the molecular basis of venom activity.

The paper sequenced the chromosome-scale genome of Nanomia septata, revealing genome rearrangements and expansion but no clear genomic drivers for siphonophore colony-level organization.

The paper examines the global distribution of Velella jellyfish and finds that mirror asymmetry correlates with geographic patterns, supporting wind-sorting as the primary mechanism.

This study examines intercellular bridges in Hydra vulgaris, identifying conserved components and revealing their evolutionary significance in cellular connectivity and coordination.

This study uses genomic data and a particle-tracking model to investigate the dispersal and stranding dynamics of Physalia physalis along the US East Coast.

The paper sequences 133 Physalia genomes and analyzes citizen-science images to reveal five distinct lineages and four species, with geographic population structure and long-distance dispersal.

The paper reanalyzes two studies comparing gene expression across species, showing that pairwise comparisons can mislead conclusions about evolutionary processes by ignoring species relationships.

The paper introduces treeinform, a module in Agalma1.0 that improves transcriptome assemblies by using phylogenetic analysis to correct gene misassignment errors.

The paper introduces SOWHAT, a tool automating the SOWH test for phylogenetic topology evaluation, and finds that replicate numbers affect reliability.

This study identifies stem cell distribution and proliferation patterns in Nanomia bijuga, showing their localization in growth zones and their role in colony development.

The paper re-evaluates gastropod phylogenetic relationships using transcriptome and genome data, rejecting the Orthogastropoda hypothesis and proposing three alternative rooting hypotheses.