Tunicates, or urochordates, are a subphylum of the phylum Chordata, sharing with other members of the phylum: (1) a permanent or temporary notochord, in the form of a dorsal rod; (2) a central nervous system, in the form of a dorsal tube; (3) a pharynx provided with gill slits or pharyngeal pouches, and a ventral gland secreting iodoproteins (endostyle or thyroid); and (4) a muscular tail. Tunicates are considered the sister group of vertebrates,1 forming with the latter the clade Olfactoria. Recently, it has been proposed to classify them as a phylum within the superphylum Chordata.2 They are traditionally subdivided in three classes: (1) Ascidiacea (benthic and sessile), (2) Thaliacea, and (3) Larvacea or Appendicularia (pelagic). Ascidians have a free-swimming, tadpole-like larva, an adult sac-like body with two siphons that allow water flux, and a large branchial basket, provided with a ventral endostyle that secretes the mucous net required for filtration. They comprise two orders: Enterogona (including the suborders Phlebobranchia and Aplousobranchia) and Pleurogona (with the suborder Stolidobranchia).3 Thaliaceans include three orders: the colonial Pyrosomida, and the solitary/colonial Doliolida and Salpida. They have a barrel-like adult body, and, with the exception of Doliolida, are devoid of larval stages.4,5 Larvaceans or appendicularians resemble the ascidian larvae and use the tail to create the water current for filtration; filters are included in the gelatinous house secreted by the animals themselves. 4 Most of the recent authors consider larvaceans as a sister group of the other tunicates, and thaliaceans as a sister group of Enterogona5–10 (Fig. 2.1). Ascidians include about 2300 species, and most of the information on tunicate hemocytes comes from studies on this group of organisms. This review will, then, focus mainly on ascidian hemocytes and will discuss their role in immunity. Where possible, information on circulating cells of pelagic tunicates will be added.

Origin and function of tunicate hemocytes / Cima, Francesca; Franchi, Nicola; Ballarin, Loriano. - (2016), pp. 29-49. [10.1016/B978-0-12-801975-7.00002-5]

Origin and function of tunicate hemocytes

FRANCHI, NICOLA;
2016

Abstract

Tunicates, or urochordates, are a subphylum of the phylum Chordata, sharing with other members of the phylum: (1) a permanent or temporary notochord, in the form of a dorsal rod; (2) a central nervous system, in the form of a dorsal tube; (3) a pharynx provided with gill slits or pharyngeal pouches, and a ventral gland secreting iodoproteins (endostyle or thyroid); and (4) a muscular tail. Tunicates are considered the sister group of vertebrates,1 forming with the latter the clade Olfactoria. Recently, it has been proposed to classify them as a phylum within the superphylum Chordata.2 They are traditionally subdivided in three classes: (1) Ascidiacea (benthic and sessile), (2) Thaliacea, and (3) Larvacea or Appendicularia (pelagic). Ascidians have a free-swimming, tadpole-like larva, an adult sac-like body with two siphons that allow water flux, and a large branchial basket, provided with a ventral endostyle that secretes the mucous net required for filtration. They comprise two orders: Enterogona (including the suborders Phlebobranchia and Aplousobranchia) and Pleurogona (with the suborder Stolidobranchia).3 Thaliaceans include three orders: the colonial Pyrosomida, and the solitary/colonial Doliolida and Salpida. They have a barrel-like adult body, and, with the exception of Doliolida, are devoid of larval stages.4,5 Larvaceans or appendicularians resemble the ascidian larvae and use the tail to create the water current for filtration; filters are included in the gelatinous house secreted by the animals themselves. 4 Most of the recent authors consider larvaceans as a sister group of the other tunicates, and thaliaceans as a sister group of Enterogona5–10 (Fig. 2.1). Ascidians include about 2300 species, and most of the information on tunicate hemocytes comes from studies on this group of organisms. This review will, then, focus mainly on ascidian hemocytes and will discuss their role in immunity. Where possible, information on circulating cells of pelagic tunicates will be added.
2016
The evolution of the immune system
Davide Malagoli
9780128019757
Elsevier
REGNO UNITO DI GRAN BRETAGNA
Origin and function of tunicate hemocytes / Cima, Francesca; Franchi, Nicola; Ballarin, Loriano. - (2016), pp. 29-49. [10.1016/B978-0-12-801975-7.00002-5]
Cima, Francesca; Franchi, Nicola; Ballarin, Loriano
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