Jesús A. Ballesteros

This paper presents the first high-quality genome assembly of a cave-dwelling remipede, revealing a repeat-rich genome with extensive gene family turnover and phylogenetic signals.

The paper uses genomic data to investigate arachnid phylogeny, finding that ancient whole genome duplications and fusion-with-mixing events do not resolve conflicts in higher-level relationships.

This study presents the genome of a daddy-long-legs and investigates appendage development through functional experiments, revealing conserved and coopted roles of Egfr in leg patterning across arthropods.

The paper investigates the genetic basis of eye development and reduction in arachnids, identifying duplicated RDGN homologs and showing that soA is necessary for eye development across arachnid species.