Genetic parallels in biomineralization of the calcareous sponge Sycon ciliatum and stony corals
Oliver Voigt, Magdalena V. Wilde, Thomas Fröhlich, Benedetta Fradusco, Sergio Vargas, Gert Wörheide
The paper identifies gene expression patterns and regulatory mechanisms in the calcareous sponge Sycon ciliatum that parallel those in stony corals, suggesting convergent evolution in biomineralization.
eLife · Sep 9, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology