The biofouling tubeworm Hydroides elegans.

Farrell, Morgan V; Darin, Emily; Shikuma, Nicholas J · Nat Methods · 2025

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The globally distributed marine tubeworm <i>Hydroides elegans</i> is emerging as a powerful model for studying bacteria-induced metamorphosis, and offers insights into developmental biology, marine ecology and host–microbe interactions.