Placozoa
- Trichoplax adhaerens
- Treptoplax reptans
References
Birstein, V. J. 1989. On the Karyotype of Trichoplax sp. (Placozoa). Biologisches Zentralblatt 108:63-67.
Buchholz, K. and A. Ruthmann. 1995. The mesenchyme-like layer of the fiber cells of Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa), a syncytium. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung Section C 50:282-285.
Ender, A. and B. Schierwater. 2003. Placozoa are not derived cnidarians: Evidence from molecular morphology. Molecular Biology and Evolution 20(1):130-134.
Grell, K. G. and A. Ruthmann. 1991. Placozoa. Pages 13-28 in Microscopic Anatomy of Invertebrates, Vol. 2. Placozoa, Porifera, Cnidaria, and Ctenophora. F. W. Harrison (ed.) New York: Wiley-Liss.
Miller, D. J. and E. E. Ball. 2005. Animal evolution: the enigmatic phylum Placozoa revisited. Current Biology 15(1):26-28.
Ruthmann, A., G. Behrendt, and R. Wahl. 1986. The ventral epithelium of Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa) - cytoskeletal structures, cell contacts and endocytosis. Zoomorphology 106:115-122.
Schierwater. B. 2005. My favorite animal, Trichoplax adhaerens. BioEssays 27:1294-1302.
Schuchert, P. 1993. Trichoplax adhaerens (Phylum Placozoa) has cells that react with antibodies against the neuropeptide Rfamide. Acta Zoologica 74:115-117.
Syed, T. and B. Schierwater. 2002. The evolution of the Placozoa: a new morphological model. Senckenbergiana lethaea 82:259–270.
Thiemann, M. and A. Ruthmann. 1988. Trichoplax adhaerens Schulze, F. E. (Placozoa) - The formation of swarmers. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung Section C 43:955-957.
Thiemann, M. and A. Ruthmann. 1989. Microfilaments and microtubules in isolated fiber cells of Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa). Zoomorphology 109:89-96.
Thiemann, M. and A. Ruthmann. 1990. Spherical forms of Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa). Zoomorphology 110:37-45.
Thiemann, M. and A. Ruthmann. 1991. Alternative modes of sexual reproduction in Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa). Zoomorphology 110:165-174.
Ueda, T., S. Koya, and Y. K. Maruyama. 1999. Dynamic patterns in the locomotion and feeding behaviors by the placozoan Trichoplax adhaerence. Biosystems 54:65-70.
Information on the Internet
- Introduction to Placozoa. UCMP Berkeley.
- A Weird Wee Beastie: Trichoplax adhaerens. Micscape Magazine article on Placozoa.
- Pharyngula on Trichoplax:
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Placozoa |
|---|---|
| Comments | Diagram of the external features of a placazoan. |
| Creator | Ivy Livingstone |
| Copyright | © 1995 BIODIDAC |
