Unlocking larval settlement in marine invertebrates / Curr. Biol., Feb. 8, 2024 (Vol. 34, Issue 6)

Ciona is a marine invertebrate with a freely swimming larva that settles and metamorphoses to a sessile adult. Hoyer et al. identified a set of chemical cues that control settlement and metamorphosis of Ciona larvae. These cues are detected by polymodal sensory cells, which determine the attractive or repulsive nature of these chemical stimuli. This information is relayed to the larva's brain to elicit robust behavioral actions.

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J. Hoyer, K. Kolar, A. Athira, M. van den Burgh, D. Dondorp, Z. Liang, and M. Chatzigeorgiou (2024). Polymodal sensory perception drives settlement and metamorphosis of Ciona larvae. Curr. Biol. 34.

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