title: Trichoplax adhaerens, an enigmatic basal metazoan with potential.
abstract: Trichoplax adhaerens is an enigmatic basal animal with an extraordinarily simple morphological organization and surprisingly complex behaviors. Basic morphological, molecular and behavioral work is essential to better understand the unique and curious life style of these organisms. We provide basic instructions on how Trichoplax can be cultured and studied in the laboratory emphasizing behavioral and cellular aspects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Biology, Science Complex, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heyland
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Croll
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goodall
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kranyak
authors.forename: Russell
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wyeth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D044785:Cryptophyta; D003470:Culture Media; D046508:Culture Techniques; D009068:Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D054909:Placozoa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012623:Seawater; D012919:Social Behavior; D059008:Time-Lapse Imaging
chemical_list: D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D003470:Culture Media