Sensory cells that detect mechanical forces usually have one or more specialized cilia. These
mechanosensory cells underlie hearing, proprioception or gravity sensation. To date, it is …

The Nereid Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin and Milne Edwards (Annales des Sciences Naturelles
1:195–269, 1833) is a marine annelid that belongs to the Nereididae, a family of errant …

Phototaxis is characteristic of the pelagic larval stage of most bottom-dwelling marine
invertebrates [1]. Larval phototaxis is mediated by simple eyes that can express various types of …

10.7554/eLife.02730.001 Animals use spatial differences in environmental light levels for
visual navigation; however, how light inputs are translated into coordinated motor outputs …

The genomes of non-bilaterian metazoans are key to understanding the molecular basis of
early animal evolution. However, a full comprehension of how animal-specific traits, such as …

10.7554/eLife.26000.001 Ciliated surfaces harbouring synchronously beating cilia can
generate fluid flow or drive locomotion. In ciliary swimmers, ciliary beating, arrests, and changes …

10.7554/eLife.36262.001 Startle responses triggered by aversive stimuli including predators
are widespread across animals. These coordinated whole-body actions require the rapid …

10.7554/eLife.08069.001 Developmental programs have the fidelity to form neural circuits
with the same structure and function among individuals of the same species. It is less well …

10.7554/eLife.36440.001 Ciliary and rhabdomeric photoreceptor cells represent two main
lines of photoreceptor-cell evolution in animals. The two cell types coexist in some animals, …

10.7554/eLife.11147.001 Electron microscopy-based connectomics aims to comprehensively
map synaptic connections in neural tissue. However, current approaches are limited in …