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Francesca Pinton

Friedrich Schiller University JenaORCID 0009-0001-4825-6983Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Zoology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Andreas HejnoliD· 2 shared Elisabeth Grimmer· 2 shared Katja Felbel· 2 shared N. N. Rimskaya-KorsakovaiD· 2 shared Gloria Lando· 1 shared Viviana CetrangoloiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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ZoologybioRxivPreprintMar 9, 2026

Photosymbiotic algae acquisition and their interactions with the acoel Convolutriloba macropyga

Francesca Pinton, Gloria Lando, Viviana Cetrangolo…·N. N. Rimskaya-Korsakova

This study characterizes the photosymbiotic relationship between Convolutriloba macropyga and Tetraselmis algae, showing distinct spatial and functional interactions between symbionts and host tissues.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.06.710013

experimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologyBMC BiologyPeer-reviewedJan 23, 2026

Loss of immune signalling pathways and increased pathogen susceptibility associated to photosymbiosis in acoels

Francesca Pinton, N. N. Rimskaya-Korsakova, Katja Felbel…·Andreas Hejnol

This study shows that acoels lack conserved immune genes, leading to increased pathogen susceptibility in photosymbiotic species.

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proteomicsexperimental assay

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