Branchiostoma

Lacalli T. and Hou S. (1999). A re-examination of the epithelial sensory cells of Amphioxus (Branchiostoma). Acta Zool 80, 125-134. 

Clark, J.R., J.M. Patrick, Jr., J.C. Moore, and E.M. Lores. 1987. Waterborne and sediment-source toxicities of six organic chemicals to grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) and amphioxus (Branchiostoma carib-aeum). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 16 401-407. 

Riemer, D., Karabinos, A., and Weber, K. (1998). Analysis of eight cDNAs and six genes for intermediate filament (IF) proteins in the Cephalochordate Branchiostoma reveals differences in the IF multigene families of lower chordates and the vertebrates. Gene 211, 361-373. 

Oulion S, Bertrand S, Belgacem MR, Petillon YL, Escriva H. Sequencing and analysis of the Mediterranean amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum) transcriptome. PLoS One. 2012 7(5) e36554. 

Sing X, Jin P, Hu J, Qin S, Chen L, Li-Ling J, Ma F. Involvement of AmphiREL, a Rel-like gene identified in Branchiostoma belcheri, in EPS-induced response Implications for evolution of Rel subfamily genes. Genomics. 2012 99 361-9. 

Here we give protocols for obtaining embryos and larvae of one ascidian species, Ciona intestimlis, and one amphioxus species, Branchiostoma floridae. 

Osborne, P. W., G. Benoit, V. Laudet, M. Schubert, and D. E. K. Ferrier. 2009. Differential Regulation of Parahox Genes by Retinoic Acid in the Invertebrate Chordate Amphioxus Branchiostoma floridae). Dev Biol 327, no 1 252-62. 

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