Thomas L. Turner

The paper clarifies the taxonomy and biogeography of the marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis by comparing morphology and genetics across regions, revealing H. heliophila as a junior synonym and suggesting a European origin with introductions elsewhere.

This study revises the sponge family Tetillidae in the Northeast Pacific, identifying new species and uncovering diversity and potential introduction events.

This study revises the suborder Astrophorina in the Northeast Pacific, reducing species counts, validating Geodia species, describing new species, and using molecular data to improve taxonomy and biogeography understanding.

This study compares silk-spinning gland morphology across three amphipod families, finding derived features in Ampeliscidae and suggesting a reevaluation of their taxonomic placement.

The paper revises the taxonomy of Halichondria sponges in the Northeast Pacific, revealing many cryptic introduced species through DNA variation analysis.

The paper shows that Clade B of Haplosclerid Sponges (CBHS) exhibit widespread loss of mitochondrial tRNA genes, contrasting with the stable gene content seen in most bilaterian animals.

This study revises the taxonomy of Suberitidae in California, describes four new species, and presents a global phylogeny using multi-locus DNA data and morphological traits.

The paper identifies a 1.35 Mb X chromosome locus affecting male 7,11-HD pheromone preference in Drosophila species and explores candidate genes within it.

The paper identifies cryptic variation in the C. elegans endoderm gene regulatory network, showing that some embryos can develop endoderm without key regulators, while others require them.