Mollusca is the second largest animal phylum and represents one of the most evolutionarily successful animal groups. Mulinia lateralis , a small bivalve, is a promising model organism to facilitate studies of mollusc development. However, because of the lack of published genomic and transcriptomic resources, integrated research on the formation of larval shells in this species, which is a representative developmental process o...

Intertidal biota is subjected to significant fluctuations in salinity. Urechis unicinctus , a typical species thriving in intertidal sediments, have relatively simple anatomy structure and therefore could be considered as an ideal species for salinity acclimation. Moreover, due to the high nutrients, U. unicinctus has become an emerging aquaculture species in China. In this study, we investigated the effects of salinity on the...