Strausfeld and Wolff looked at both the neuroanatomy and chemical composition of mushroom bodies in numerous species belonging to two major groups of invertebrates: Ecdysozoa, which includes insects, crustaceans and
other arthropods such as scorpions and horseshoe crabs; and Lophotrochozoa, which includes mollusks, flatworms and segmented worms.
Not exact matches
«We're also looking at
other possible sources,
such as
arthropods.»
«Our study suggests that a number of
other Burgess Shale fossils
such as Branchiocaris, Canadaspis and Odaraia form with Tokummia a group of crustacean - like
arthropods that we can now place at the base of all mandibulates,» said Aria.
Mosquitoes, fleas and ticks, among
other arthropods, can carry infectious diseases
such as West Nile, heartworm, Ehrlichia, Lyme and Anaplasma.