An Oligocene chimaeroid egg capsule from western Washington State, USA, and priority of Vaillantoonia Meunier, 1891
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DOI: 10.1017/jpa.2024.26
Abstract: Fossil egg capsules of chimaeroids (holocephalian fishes), although rare, have been known for more than 150 years (Bessels, 1869; Meunier, 1891a) and have been found in rocks as old as Upper Triassic (Gottfried and Fordyce,… read more here.
Keywords: chimaeroid egg; egg capsule; oligocene chimaeroid; capsule western ... See more keywords
Low microbial abundance and community diversity in the egg capsule of the oviparous cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame) during oviposition
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DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.70025
Abstract: Abstract Vertebrate embryos are protected from bacterial infection by various maternally derived factors, yet little is known about the defence mechanisms in elasmobranchs. This study aimed to characterize the intracapsular environment of freshly laid eggs… read more here.
Keywords: microbial abundance; catshark; egg capsule; scyliorhinus torazame ... See more keywords