Michaël Manuel

Full professor at Sorbonne University

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Biodiversité et Ecologie Zoologie des invertébrés Evolution [q-bio.PE] Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie

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	Morphology and distribution of sensilla on head appendages in the water beetle Hygrobia hermanni (Coleoptera: Adephaga: Hygrobiidae) Muriel Jager , Walid Errais , Michaël Trichet , Michaël Manuel Journal of Morphology, 2024, 285 (2), ⟨10.1002/jmor.21677⟩ Article dans une revue hal-04477899v1
	A remarkable new species of the genus Hydaticus from Madagascar, with an identification key for Malagasy species of the genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Dytiscinae) Michaël Manuel , Andriamirado Tahina Ramahandrison Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 2022, 58 (3), pp.197-214. ⟨10.1080/00379271.2022.2077832⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03962908v1
	The aquatic Adephaga of the Makay, central-western Madagascar, with description of two new diving beetle species (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae) Andriamirado Tahina Ramahandrison , Bakolimalala Rakouth , Michaël Manuel Zookeys, 2022, 1127, pp.1-60. ⟨10.3897/zookeys.1127.85737⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03962378v1
	Discovery of the diving beetle Laccornis oblongus (Stephens, 1835) in Bavaria, southern Germany (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Laccornini) Lars Hendrich , Michaël Manuel , Michael Balke Check List, 2022, 18 (1), pp.79-84. ⟨10.15560/18.1.79⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03963216v1
	A new species of the Hydroporus planus -group from northern Morocco with close affinities to H. analis Aubé, 1838 and H. decipiens Sharp, 1878 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae) Michaël Manuel Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 2021, 57 (2), pp.173-184. ⟨10.1080/00379271.2021.1904629⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03962941v1
	The chemosensory transcriptome of a diving beetle Nicolas Montagné , Muriel Jager , Thomas Chertemps , Emma Persyn , Yan Jaszczyszyn Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021, 9, pp.773915. ⟨10.3389/fevo.2021.773915⟩ Article dans une revue hal-03510084v1
	Four new species of the diving beetle genus Laccophilus Leach, 1815 from Madagascar (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Laccophilini) Michaël Manuel , Andriamirado Ramahandrison Zootaxa, 2020, 4822 (4), pp.482-502. ⟨10.11646/zootaxa.4822.4.2⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03962975v1
	The return of the Duke—locality data for Megadytes ducalis Sharp, 1882, the world's largest diving beetle, with notes on related species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Lars Hendrich , Michaël Manuel , Michael Balke Zootaxa, 2019, 4586 (3), pp.517. ⟨10.11646/zootaxa.4586.3.8⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03963035v1
	Bridging the gap: the first record of the diving beetle subfamily Hydrodytinae Miller, 2001 in Guadeloupe Kevin Scheers , Michaël Manuel Spixiana, 2019, 42 (1), pp.15-18 Article dans une revue mnhn-03963255v1
	The genome of the jellyfish Clytia hemisphaerica and the evolution of the cnidarian life-cycle Lucas R Leclère , Coralie Horin , Sandra Chevalier , Pascal Lapébie , Philippe Dru Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2019, 3 (5), pp.801-810. ⟨10.1038/s41559-019-0833-2⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02115215v1
	Graptodytes exsanguis (Bedel, 1925) n. stat., a newly recognised species of diving beetle from North Africa, Corsica and Sardinia, with notes on other taxa of the varius/ignotus complex (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Pierre Queney , Michaël Manuel Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 2019, 55 (6), pp.509-527. ⟨10.1080/00379271.2019.1689330⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03963010v1
	Molecular characterisation of a cellular conveyor belt in Clytia medusae Thomas Condamine , Muriel Jager , Lucas Leclère , Corinne Blugeon , Sophie Lemoine Developmental Biology, 2019, 456 (2), pp.212-225. ⟨10.1016/j.ydbio.2019.09.001⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02381895v1
	A software tool ‘CroCo’ detects pervasive cross-species contamination in next generation sequencing data Paul Simion , Khalid Belkhir , Clémentine François , Julien Veyssier , Jochen C Rink BMC Biology, 2018, 16 (1), ⟨10.1186/s12915-018-0486-7⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02414546v1
	Evolution of salinity tolerance in the diving beetle tribe Hygrotini (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) Adrián Villastrigo , Hans Fery , Michael Manuel , Andrés Millan , Ignacio Ribera Zoologica Scripta, 2018, 47 (1), pp.63-71. ⟨10.1111/zsc.12255⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01744452v1
	Copelatus Erichson from the Dominican Republic, with the description of a new species, comments on elytral striation and faunistic notes on Antillean species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae) Michaël Manuel , Albert Deler-Hernández , Yoandri Megna , Jiří Hájek Zootaxa, 2018, 4399 (3), pp.371-385. ⟨10.11646/zootaxa.4399.3.7⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03963079v1
	A Large and Consistent Phylogenomic Dataset Supports Sponges as the Sister Group to All Other Animals Paul Simion , Herve Philippe , Denis Baurain , Muriel Jager , Daniel J. Richter Current Biology - CB, 2017, 27 (7), pp.958-967. ⟨10.1016/j.cub.2017.02.031⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01681528v1
	The cellular and molecular basis of cnidarian neurogenesis Fabian Rentzsch , Michael Layden , Michaël Manuel Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology, 2017, 6 (1), pp.e257. ⟨10.1002/wdev.257⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03972965v1
	Canthyporus reebae sp. nov. from the Itremo and Andringitra mountains of central eastern Madagascar (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae) Michaël Manuel , Andriamirado Ramahandrison Zootaxa, 2017, 4273 (1), pp.131. ⟨10.11646/zootaxa.4273.1.10⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03972957v1
	A new classification of the tribe Hygrotini Portevin, 1929 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae) Adrián Villastrigo , Ignacio Ribera , Michaël Manuel , Andrés Millán , Hans Fery Zootaxa, 2017, 4317 (3), pp.499. ⟨10.11646/zootaxa.4317.3.4⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03972953v1
	The cellular and molecular basis of cnidarian neurogenesis Fabian Rentzsch , Michael Layden , Michaël Manuel Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology, 2016, 6 (1), pp.e257 ⟨10.1002/wdev.257⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01405097v1
	Comparative study of Hippo pathway genes in cellular conveyor belts of a ctenophore and a cnidarian Alicia Coste , Muriel Jager , Jean‑philippe Chambon , Michaël Manuel EvoDevo, 2016, 7, pp.4. ⟨10.1186/s13227-016-0041-y⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01286578v1
	Ctenophores: an evolutionary-developmental perspective Muriel Jager , Michaël Manuel Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, 2016, 39, pp.85-92. ⟨10.1016/j.gde.2016.05.020⟩ Article dans une revue mnhn-03972976v1
	Ctenophores: an evolutionary-developmental perspective Muriel Jager , Michaël Manuel Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, 2016, 39, pp.85 - 92. ⟨10.1016/j.gde.2016.05.020⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01509720v1
	The ancestral gene repertoire of animal stem cells Alexandre Alie , Tetsutaro Hayashi , Itsuro Sugimura , Michael Manuel , Wakana Sugano Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2015, 112 (51), pp.E7093-E7100. ⟨10.1073/pnas.1514789112⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01544480v1
	Exploring the potential of small RNA subunit and ITS sequences for resolving phylogenetic relationships within the phylum Ctenophora Paul Simion , Nicolas Bekkouche , Muriel Jager , Eric Queinnec , Michael Manuel Zoology, 2015, 118 (2, SI), pp.102-114. ⟨10.1016/j.zool.2014.06.004⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01544475v1
	The genus Notomicrus in Guadeloupe, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Noteridae) Michael Manuel Zootaxa, 2015, 4018 (4), pp.506-534 Article dans une revue hal-01544477v1
	A new species of the genus Hydroporus Clairville, 1806 from the Central Rif mountains of northern Morocco (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Michael Manuel Zootaxa, 2014, 3841 (1), pp.90-106. ⟨10.11646/zootaxa.3841.1.4⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01544481v1
	A new semi-subterranean diving beetle of the Hydroporus normandi-complex from south-eastern France, with notes on other taxa of the complex (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Michael Manuel Zootaxa, 2013, 3652 (4), pp.453-474. ⟨10.11646/zootaxa.3652.4.4⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01544484v1
	Evidence for Involvement of Wnt Signalling in Body Polarities, Cell Proliferation, and the Neuro-Sensory System in an Adult Ctenophore Muriel Jager , Cyrielle Dayraud , Antoine Mialot , Eric Queinnec , Herve Le Guyader PLoS ONE, 2013, 8 (12), pp.e84363. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0084363⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01544483v1
	Independent specialisation of myosin II paralogues in muscle vs. non-muscle functions during early animal evolution: a ctenophore perspective Cyrielle Dayraud , Alexandre Alie , Muriel Jager , Patrick Chang , Herve Le Guyader BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2012, 12, pp.107. ⟨10.1186/1471-2148-12-107⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01544486v1
	Maternally localized germ plasm mRNAs and germ cell/stem cell formation in the cnidarian Clytia Lucas Leclere , Muriel Jager , Carine Barreau , Patrick Chang , Herve Le Guyader Developmental Biology, 2012, 364 (2), pp.236-248. ⟨10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.01.018⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01544487v1
	Searching for Eve: Basal metazoans and the evolution of multicellular complexity Michael Manuel , Sylvain Foret BioEssays, 2012, 34 (3), pp.247-251. ⟨10.1002/bies.201100183⟩ Article dans une revue hal-01544485v1
	Resolving difficult phylogenetic questions : why more sequences are not enough. Herve Philippe , H. Brinkmann , D. Lavrov , D.T.J. Littlewood , Michaël Manuel PLoS Biology, 2011, pp.9(3). ⟨10.1371/journal.pbio.1000602⟩ Article dans une revue hal-00594558v1
	Somatic stem cells express Piwi and Vasa genes in an adult ctenophore : ancient association of " germline genes " with stemness. Alexandre Alié , Lucas Leclere , Muriel Jager , Cyrielle Dayraud , P. Chang Developmental Biology, 2011, 350, pp.183-197. ⟨10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.10.019⟩ Article dans une revue hal-00594577v1
	New insights on ctenophore neural anatomy: immunofluorescence study in Pleurobrachia pileus (Müller, 1776). Muriel Jager , Roxane Chiori , Alexandre Alié , Cyrielle Dayraud , Eric Quéinnec J. Exp. Zool. B Mol. Dev. Evol., 2011, 316B (3), pp.171-187 Article dans une revue hal-00594572v1
	The backbone of the post-synaptic density originated in a unicellular ancestor of choanoflagellates and metazoans. Alexandre Alié , Michaël Manuel BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2010, 10, pp.34. ⟨10.1186/1471-2148-10-34⟩ Article dans une revue hal-00594664v1
	Clytia hemisphaerica: a jellyfish cousin joins the laboratory. Evelyn Houliston , T. Momose , Michaël Manuel Trends in Genetics, 2010, 26 (4), pp.159-167 Article dans une revue hal-00594651v1
	Insights into the early evolution of SOX genes from expression analyses in a ctenophore. Muriel Jager , Eric Quéinnec , Roxane Chiori , Hervé Le Guyader , Michaël Manuel Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 2010, 310B (8), pp.650-667 Article dans une revue hal-00495327v1
	Improved phylogenomic taxon sampling noticeably affects non-bilaterian relationships. Molecular Biology and Evolution 27(9): 1983-1987Improved phylogenomic taxon sampling noticeably affects non-bilaterian relationships. K. S. Pick , Herve Philippe , F. Schreiber , D. Erpenbeck , D.J. Jackson Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2010, 27 (9), pp.1983-1987 Article dans une revue hal-00594637v1
	Convergent origins and rapid evolution of " spliced leader " trans-splicing in Metazoa : insights from the Ctenophora and Hydrozoa. Romain Derelle , T. Momose , Michaël Manuel , C. da Silva , P. Wincker RNA, 2010, 16 (4), pp.696-707. ⟨10.1261/rna.1975210⟩ Article dans une revue hal-00594660v1
	New tricks with old genes: the genetic bases of novel cnidarian traits. S. Foret , B. Knack , Evelyn Houliston , T. Momose , Michaël Manuel Trends in Genetics, 2010, 26 (4), pp.154-158 Article dans une revue hal-00594657v1
	Early evolution of symmetry and polarity in metazoan body plans. Michaël Manuel Comptes Rendus Biologies, 2009, 332, pp.184-209 Article dans une revue hal-00594710v1
	Molecular Phylogenetics of Thecata (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria) Reveals Long-Term Maintenance of Life History Traits Despite High Frequency of Recent Character Changes. Lucas Leclere , P. Schuchert , Corinne Cruaud , A. Couloux , Michaël Manuel Systematic Biology, 2009, 58 (5), pp.509-526 Article dans une revue hal-00594676v1
	Phylogenomics revives traditional views on deep animal relationships. Herve Philippe , Romain Derelle , P. Lopez , K. Pick , Carole Borchiellini Current Biology - CB, 2009, 19 (8), pp.706-712. ⟨10.1016/j.cub.2009.02.052⟩ Article dans une revue hal-00594690v1
	Are Hox Genes Ancestrally Involved in Axial Patterning? Evidence from the Hydrozoan Clytia hemisphaerica (Cnidaria). Roxane Chiori , Muriel Jager , Elsa Denker , P. Wincker , C. da Silva PLoS ONE, 2009, 4 (1), pp.e4231 Article dans une revue hal-00594698v1
	Insights into the early evolution of SOX genes from expression analyses in a ctenophore. Muriel Jager , Eric Quéinnec , Roxane Chiori , Hervé Le Guyader , Michaël Manuel Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 2008, 310 (8), pp.650-667 Article dans une revue hal-00594712v1
	Ordered progression of nematogenesis from stem cells through differentiation stages in the tentacle bulb of Clytia hemisphaerica (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria). Elsa Denker , M. Manuel , Lucas Leclere , Hervé Le Guyader , N. Rabet Developmental Biology, 2008, 315, pp.99-113 Article dans une revue hal-00418357v1
	Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of cnidarian stinging cells. Elsa Denker , Eric Bapteste , Hervé Le Guyader , Michaël Manuel , Nicolas Rabet Current Biology - CB, 2008, 18 (18), pp.858-859 Article dans une revue hal-00594717v1
	NK homeobox genes with choanocyte-specific expression in homoscleromorph sponges. E. Gazave , P. Lapébie , Emmanuelle Renard , C. Bezac , Nicole Boury-Esnault Developpement Genes and Evolution, 2008, 218, pp.479-489 Article dans une revue hal-00418706v1
	NK homeobox genes with choanocyte-specific expression in homoscleromorph sponges. E. Gazave , P. Lapébie , E. Renard , C. Bezac , Nicole Boury-Esnault Development, Genes and Evolution, 2008, 218, pp.479-489 Article dans une revue hal-00607194v1
	The tentacle bulb of /Clytia hemisphaerica/ (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): a novel highly dynamic model to study nematogenesis Elsa Denker , Michaël Manuel , L. Leclerc , Hervé Le Guyader , Nicolas Rabet Developmental Biology, 2008, 315, pp.99-113 Article dans une revue hal-00495317v1
	Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of cnidarian stinging cells. Elsa Denker , Arnaud Chatonnet , Hervé Le Guyader , Michaël Manuel , Nicolas Rabet Current Biology - CB, 2008, 18, pp.858-859 Article dans une revue hal-00417642v1
	Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of cnidarian stinging cells. Elsa Denker , Eric Bapteste , Hervé Le Guyader , Michaël Manuel , Nicolas Rabet Current Biology - CB, 2008, 18, pp.858-859 Article dans une revue hal-00495322v1
	Insights into the early evolution of SOX genes from expression analyses in a ctenophore. Muriel Jager , Eric Quéinnec , Roxane Chiori , Hervé Le Guyader , Michaël Manuel Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 2008, 310, pp.650-667 Article dans une revue hal-00418728v1
	Phylogeny of the Plumularioidea (Hydrozoa, Leptothecata): evolution of Colonial Organisation and Life Cycle Lucas Leclere , P. Schuchert , Michaël Manuel Zoologica Scripta, 2007, 36 (4), pp.371-394 Article dans une revue hal-00607198v1
	Homeodomain proteins belong to the ancestral molecular toolkit of eukaryotes. Romain Derelle , Philippe Lopez , Hervé Le Guyader , Michaël Manuel Evolution and Development, 2007, 9 (3), pp.212-219 Article dans une revue hal-00607197v1
	Ancient connection between NKL genes and the mesoderm? Insights from Tlx expression in a ctenophore. Romain Derelle , Michaël Manuel Development, Genes and Evolution, 2007, 217, pp.253-261 Article dans une revue hal-00607199v1
	Homology of arthropod anterior appendages revealed by Hox gene expression in a sea spider M. Jager , J. Murienne , C. Clabaut , J. Deutsch , Le Guyader H Nature, 2006, 7092 (441), pp.506-508 Article dans une revue hal-00174602v1
	Hox genes in sea spiders (Pycnogonida) and the homology of arthropod head segments M. Manuel , M. Jager , J. Murienne , C. Clabaut , Le Guyader H Development Genes and Evolution, 2006, 216 (7-8), pp.481-491 Article dans une revue hal-00174788v1
	MADS-box genes in Gingko biloba and the evolution of the AGAMOUS family M. Jager , A. Hassanin , M. Manuel , Hervé Le Guyader , J. Deutsch Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2003, 20(5), pp.852-854 Article dans une revue hal-00135322v1
	Phylogeny and evolution of calcareous sponges: monophyly of calcinea and calcaronea, high level of morphological homoplasy, and the primitive nature of axial symmetry M. Manuel , Carole Borchiellini , E. Alivon , Jean Vacelet , Y. Le Parco Systematic biology., 2003, 52, pp.311-333 Article dans une revue hal-00135326v1
	Independant evolution of Cycloidea-like sequences in several angiosperm taxa C. Damerval , M. Manuel Comptes Rendus. Palevol, 2003, 2 (3), pp.241-250. ⟨10.1016/S1631-0683(03)00031-9⟩ Article dans une revue hal-02675501v1

	Early evolution of stem cells: insights from non-bilaterian animals. Michaël Manuel 8th International Congress on the Biology of Stem Cells,, Nov 2008, Paris, France Communication dans un congrès hal-00420181v1
	Evolutionary origin of neurosensory cells and their differentiation from stem cells : insights from gene expression studies in a ctenophore and a cnidarian. Michaël Manuel Euro Evo-Devo, Jul 2008, Ghent, Belgium Communication dans un congrès hal-00420182v1
	Multigene analysis to resolve the phylogenetic status of sponges. Romain Derelle , Michaël Manuel 25th Annual Meeting of the Willi-Hennig-Society, Apr 2006, Oaxaco City, Mexico. pp.Cladistics Communication dans un congrès hal-00420204v1

	Coleoptera: Noteridae, burrowing water beetles Johannes Bergsten , Michaël Manuel Steven M. Goodman. The new natural history of Madagascar, 1, Princeton University Press, pp.1044-1047, 2022, 9780691222622 Chapitre d'ouvrage mnhn-03963193v1
	Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, diving beetles, tsikovoka Johannes Bergsten , Michaël Manuel , Tolotra Ranarilalatiana , Andriamirado Tahina Ramahandrison , Jiří Hájek Steven M. Goodman. The new natural history of Madagascar, 1, Princeton University Press, pp.1024-1034, 2022, 9780691222622 Chapitre d'ouvrage mnhn-03963160v1

Michaël Manuel

Présentation

Domaines de recherche

Publications

Morphology and distribution of sensilla on head appendages in the water beetle Hygrobia hermanni (Coleoptera: Adephaga: Hygrobiidae)

A remarkable new species of the genus Hydaticus from Madagascar, with an identification key for Malagasy species of the genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Dytiscinae)

﻿The aquatic Adephaga of the Makay, central-western Madagascar, with description of two new diving beetle species (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae)

Discovery of the diving beetle Laccornis oblongus (Stephens, 1835) in Bavaria, southern Germany (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Laccornini)

A new species of the Hydroporus planus -group from northern Morocco with close affinities to H. analis Aubé, 1838 and H. decipiens Sharp, 1878 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae)

The chemosensory transcriptome of a diving beetle

Four new species of the diving beetle genus Laccophilus Leach, 1815 from Madagascar (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Laccophilini)

The return of the Duke—locality data for Megadytes ducalis Sharp, 1882, the world's largest diving beetle, with notes on related species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

Bridging the gap: the first record of the diving beetle subfamily Hydrodytinae Miller, 2001 in Guadeloupe

The genome of the jellyfish Clytia hemisphaerica and the evolution of the cnidarian life-cycle

Graptodytes exsanguis (Bedel, 1925) n. stat., a newly recognised species of diving beetle from North Africa, Corsica and Sardinia, with notes on other taxa of the varius/ignotus complex (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

Molecular characterisation of a cellular conveyor belt in Clytia medusae

A software tool ‘CroCo’ detects pervasive cross-species contamination in next generation sequencing data

Evolution of salinity tolerance in the diving beetle tribe Hygrotini (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae)

Copelatus Erichson from the Dominican Republic, with the description of a new species, comments on elytral striation and faunistic notes on Antillean species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae)

A Large and Consistent Phylogenomic Dataset Supports Sponges as the Sister Group to All Other Animals

The cellular and molecular basis of cnidarian neurogenesis

Canthyporus reebae sp. nov. from the Itremo and Andringitra mountains of central eastern Madagascar (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae)

A new classification of the tribe Hygrotini Portevin, 1929 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae)

The cellular and molecular basis of cnidarian neurogenesis

Comparative study of Hippo pathway genes in cellular conveyor belts of a ctenophore and a cnidarian

Ctenophores: an evolutionary-developmental perspective

Ctenophores: an evolutionary-developmental perspective

The ancestral gene repertoire of animal stem cells

Exploring the potential of small RNA subunit and ITS sequences for resolving phylogenetic relationships within the phylum Ctenophora

The genus Notomicrus in Guadeloupe, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Noteridae)

A new species of the genus Hydroporus Clairville, 1806 from the Central Rif mountains of northern Morocco (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

A new semi-subterranean diving beetle of the Hydroporus normandi-complex from south-eastern France, with notes on other taxa of the complex (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

Evidence for Involvement of Wnt Signalling in Body Polarities, Cell Proliferation, and the Neuro-Sensory System in an Adult Ctenophore

Independent specialisation of myosin II paralogues in muscle vs. non-muscle functions during early animal evolution: a ctenophore perspective

Maternally localized germ plasm mRNAs and germ cell/stem cell formation in the cnidarian Clytia

Searching for Eve: Basal metazoans and the evolution of multicellular complexity

Resolving difficult phylogenetic questions : why more sequences are not enough.

Somatic stem cells express Piwi and Vasa genes in an adult ctenophore : ancient association of " germline genes " with stemness.

New insights on ctenophore neural anatomy: immunofluorescence study in Pleurobrachia pileus (Müller, 1776).

The backbone of the post-synaptic density originated in a unicellular ancestor of choanoflagellates and metazoans.

Clytia hemisphaerica: a jellyfish cousin joins the laboratory.

Insights into the early evolution of SOX genes from expression analyses in a ctenophore.

Improved phylogenomic taxon sampling noticeably affects non-bilaterian relationships. Molecular Biology and Evolution 27(9): 1983-1987Improved phylogenomic taxon sampling noticeably affects non-bilaterian relationships.

Convergent origins and rapid evolution of " spliced leader " trans-splicing in Metazoa : insights from the Ctenophora and Hydrozoa.

New tricks with old genes: the genetic bases of novel cnidarian traits.

Early evolution of symmetry and polarity in metazoan body plans.

Molecular Phylogenetics of Thecata (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria) Reveals Long-Term Maintenance of Life History Traits Despite High Frequency of Recent Character Changes.

Phylogenomics revives traditional views on deep animal relationships.

Are Hox Genes Ancestrally Involved in Axial Patterning? Evidence from the Hydrozoan Clytia hemisphaerica (Cnidaria).

Insights into the early evolution of SOX genes from expression analyses in a ctenophore.

Ordered progression of nematogenesis from stem cells through differentiation stages in the tentacle bulb of Clytia hemisphaerica (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria).

Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of cnidarian stinging cells.

NK homeobox genes with choanocyte-specific expression in homoscleromorph sponges.

NK homeobox genes with choanocyte-specific expression in homoscleromorph sponges.

The tentacle bulb of /Clytia hemisphaerica/ (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): a novel highly dynamic model to study nematogenesis

Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of cnidarian stinging cells.

Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of cnidarian stinging cells.

Insights into the early evolution of SOX genes from expression analyses in a ctenophore.

Phylogeny of the Plumularioidea (Hydrozoa, Leptothecata): evolution of Colonial Organisation and Life Cycle

Homeodomain proteins belong to the ancestral molecular toolkit of eukaryotes.

Ancient connection between NKL genes and the mesoderm? Insights from Tlx expression in a ctenophore.

Homology of arthropod anterior appendages revealed by Hox gene expression in a sea spider

Hox genes in sea spiders (Pycnogonida) and the homology of arthropod head segments

MADS-box genes in Gingko biloba and the evolution of the AGAMOUS family

Phylogeny and evolution of calcareous sponges: monophyly of calcinea and calcaronea, high level of morphological homoplasy, and the primitive nature of axial symmetry

Independant evolution of Cycloidea-like sequences in several angiosperm taxa

Early evolution of stem cells: insights from non-bilaterian animals.

Evolutionary origin of neurosensory cells and their differentiation from stem cells : insights from gene expression studies in a ctenophore and a cnidarian.

Multigene analysis to resolve the phylogenetic status of sponges.

Coleoptera: Noteridae, burrowing water beetles

Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, diving beetles, tsikovoka

The aquatic Adephaga of the Makay, central-western Madagascar, with description of two new diving beetle species (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae)