A phylogenomic framework and timescale for comparative studies of tunicates.
Frédéric DelsucHervé PhilippeGeorgia TsagkogeorgaPaul SimionMarie-Ka TilakXavier TuronSusanna López-LegentilJacques PiettePatrick LemaireEmmanuel J P DouzeryPublished in: BMC biology (2018)
Our study represents the most comprehensive phylogenomic dataset for the main tunicate lineages. It offers a reference phylogenetic framework and first tentative timescale for tunicates, allowing a direct comparison with vertebrate model species in comparative genomics and evolutionary developmental biology studies.