Defence Mechanisms and Stem Cells in Holothuria polii and Sipunculus nudus

Genomic and Evolutionary Insights into Chordate Origins

“…The majority of animal phyla have some species that reliably regenerate certain tissues and structures (Sánchez Alvarado, 2000). Every extant class within the echinoderm lineage has been reported to regenerate to some degree (Candia Carnevali at al., 2009;D'Ancona Lunetta, 2009). Echinoderms have been shown to have a remarkable capacity for regeneration (Candia Carnevali, 2006).…”