Paolo Burighel

Full Professor of Comparative Anatomy and Cytology

Ascidian Biology Lab

Dipartimento di Biologia - Università di Padova

About me

Degree in 1964 in Biological Sciences at the University of Rome. From 1964, researcher and then teacher at the Faculty of Science, University of Padov. Since 1986 full professor of Comparative Anatomy and, then, of Developmental Biology at the same Faculty. During his career he covered various assignments: Director of the Department of Biology; President of the College of Degrees in Natural Sciences; Member of the College of teachers for PhD School in Evolutionary Biology; Member of the Directory Council of the Unione Zoologica Italiana. Editor of the Italian Journal of Zoology. He has been a Group leader in Research Project Units of MURST, CNR and EC (Mast III).

His main research interest was directed to aspects of biology of lower chordates, mainly to evolution, development, cytodifferentiation, structural and molecular biology of tunicates Results were published in over 100 extended papers on peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. He have provided new insights on the morphophysiological aspects of the alimentary tract and blood. He showed that ascidians performed adaptive solution for external and internal fertilization modifying gametes and accessory structures for internal fertilization. With studies of comparative cytology on larvae and adults he also demonstrated that tunicates have close relationships with vertebrates as regards the organization of the striated muscle and the pattern of intercellular junctions.

Then, he studied developmental and evolutionary aspects of nervous system analysing the territories and the mechanisms involved in its formation. He discovered the existence of a relevant sensory organ (the coronal organ) in the oral siphon of all the ascidians, that, as a difference with all the other sensory structures of ascidians, is constituted of secondary sensory cells, cytologically similar to the hair cells of vertebrates. He evidenced that ascidians have neurogenic elements with several correspondence to placodes/neural crests of vertebrates. On invitation, he published several reviews, in particular dealing with the ultrastructure (in the treatise "Microscopical Anatomy of Invertebrates”, Vol. 16, Wiley-Liss) the reproduction (in the “Reproductive Biology of invertebrates”. Vol.9, John Wiley & Sons), the organization and perspective of the neural system (in a volume dedicated to tunicates, Can. J. Zool.) and the evolution of hair cells (in Special issue of Hearing Research 2011). He has been in collaboration with a number of researchers from prestigious Italian and foreign Universities; among them: University of Cambridge (Dr. N.J. Lane); University of Oxford (Dr. S. Shimeld); University of London (Dr. M. C. Thorndyke); University of Washington (Dr. R. Cloney); Università di Siena (Prof. R. Dallai); Università di Milano (Prof. M.D. Candia Carnevali); Universitè de Paris, Station Zoologiche de Villefranche (Dr. R. Fenaux, Dr. G. Gorsky); CNRS, Inst. Neurobiologie, Gif sur Ivette (Dr. J-S. Joly); University of Victoria, Canada (Dr. G.O. Mackie); University of California (L.Z. Holland), University of Kochi (Dr. K. Kawamura).

He retired in 2009 still maintaining his skilful collaboration with the research unit.

Publications

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Papers

1969

1) Brunetti R., Burighel P., 1969. Sviluppo dell`apparato vascolare in Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas). Pubbl. Staz. Zool. Napoli, 37: 137-148.

1970

2) Burighel P., 1970. Sviluppo e differenziamento del tubo digerente nel blastozooide dell`ascidia coloniale Botryllus schlosseri. Boll. Zool., 37: 177-192.

1971

3) Burighel P., Brunetti R., 1971. The circulatory system in the blastozooid of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas). Boll. Zool., 38: 273-289.

1973

4) Burighel P., 1973. Osservazioni morfologiche ed istochimiche sull`apparato digerente dell`ascidia coloniale Botrylloides leachi (Savigny). Atti Mem. Accad. Patav. SSLLAA, 85: 117-132.

5) Burighel P., Milanesi C., 1973. Fine structure of the gastric epithelium of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Vacuolated and zymogenic cells . Z. Zellforsch., 145: 541-555.

1974

6) Colombo L., Burighel P., 1974. Fine structure of the testicular gland of the black Goby, Gobius jozo L. Cell Tissue Res., 154: 39-49.

7) Danieli G.A., Burighel P., 1974. Nuclear pore-polyribosome association in the midgut cells of the ascidian  Botryllus schlosseri. J. Submicr. Cytol., 6: 95-101.

8) Schiaffino S., Burighel P., Nunzi M.G., 1974. Involution of the caudal musculature during metamorphosis in the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Cell Tissue Res., 153: 293-305.

1975

 9) Burighel P., Milanesi C., 1975. Fine structure of the gastric epithelium of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Mucous, endocrine and plicated cells. Cell Tissue Res., 158: 481-496.

1976

10) Burighel P., Brunetti R., Zaniolo G., 1976. Hibernation of the colonial ascidian Botrylloides leachi (Savigny): histological observations. Boll. Zool., 43: 293-301.

11) Schiaffino S., Nunzi M.G., Burighel P., 1976. T system in ascidian muscle: organization of the  sarcotubular system in the caudal muscle cells of Botryllus schlosseri tadpole larvae. Tissue Cell, 8: 101-110.

1977

12) Burighel P., Milanesi C., 1977. Fine structure of the intestinal epithelium of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Cell Tiss. Res., 182: 357-369.

13) Burighel P., Nunzi M.G., Schiaffino S., 1977. A comparative study of the organization of the sarcotubular  system in ascidian muscle. J. Morphol., 153: 205-224.

1978

14) Milanesi C., Burighel P., 1978. Blood cell ultrastructure of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Hemoblast, granulocytes, macrophage, morula cell and nephrocyte. Acta Zool. (Stockh.), 59: 135-147.

15) Milanesi C., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., Sabbadin A., 1978. The structure and the fate of the test cuticle during the fusion-non fusion reaction in colonies of Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata). Boll. Zool., 45: 83-86.

1979

16) Burighel P., 1979. Citologia comparata del tubo digerente nelle ascidie Diplosoma listerianum (Aplousobranchiata) e Botryllus schlosseri (Stolidobranchiata). Boll. Zool., 46 (suppl): 289.

17) Nunzi M.G., Burighel P., Schiaffino S., 1979. Muscle cell differentation in the ascidian heart. Dev. Biol., 68: 371-380.

18) Burighel P., 1979. Peroxidase absorption in the ascidian gut. J. Exp. Zool., 207:131-142.

1983

19) Burighel P., Milanesi C., Sabbadin A., 1983. Blood cell ultrastructure of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. II. Pigment cells. Acta Zool. (Stockh.), 64: 15-23.

1984

20) Burighel P., Schiavinato A., 1984. Degenerative regression of the digestive tract in the colonial ascidian  Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas). Cell Tissue Res., 235: 309-318.

1985

21) Burighel P., Dallai R., Martinucci G.B., 1985. Scalariform junction in the gut of tunicates. Biol. Cell., 54: 171-176.

22) Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., Magri F., 1985. Unusual structures in the spermatozoa of the ascidians Lissoclinum perforatum and Diplosoma listerianum (Didemnidea). Cell Tissue Res. 241: 513-521.

23) Dallai R., Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., 1985. Ciliary differentiations in the branchial stigmata of the ascidian Diplosoma listerianum. J. Submicr. Cytol., 17: 381-390.

1986

 24) Lane N.J., Dallai R., Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., 1986. Tight and gap junctions in the intestinal tract of tunicates (Urochordata): a freeze-fracture study. J. Cell Sci., 84: 1-17.

1987

25) Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., Zaniolo G., 1987. Tissue repair during egg segregation in tunic of the compound ascidian, Diplosoma listerianum. Acta Embryol. Morphol. Exp., 8: 333-340.

 26) Lane N.J., Dallai R., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 1987. Cell junctions in amphioxus (Cephalochordata).  A thin section and freeze- fracture study. Tissue Cell, 19: 399-411.

 27) Martinucci G.B., Dallai R., Burighel P., 1987. A comparative study on ciliary differentiations in the branchial stigmata of ascidians. Tissue Cell, 19: 251-263.

28) Zaniolo G., Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., 1987. Ovulation and placentation in Botryllus schlosseri (Ascidiacea): an ultrastructural study. Can. J. Zool., 65: 1181-1190.

1988

29) Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., Brunetti R.,  1988. Ovulation and egg segregation in the tunic of a colonial ascidian, Diplosoma listerianum (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Zoomorphology, 108: 219-227.

30) Martinucci G.B., Dallai R., Burighel P., Lane N.J., 1988. Different functions of tight junctions in the ascidian branchial basket. Tissue Cell, 20: 119-132.

1989

31) Zaniolo G., Manni L., Burighel P., 1989. Test cell differentiation during oogenesis and early embryogenesis of Botryllus schlosseri (Ascidiacea). Acta Embryol. Morphol. Exp. n.s., 10: 229-236.

32) Burighel P., Lane N.J., Martinucci G.B., Fenaux R., Dallai R., 1989. Junctional diversity in two regions of the epidermis of Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata, Larvacea). Cell Tissue Res., 257: 529-535.

33) Dallai R., Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., Maci R., Camatini M., 1989. Actin localization at the tight junctions of invertebrate ciliated epithelia. Tissue Cell, 21: 37-46.

1990

34) Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., Dallai R., Lane N.J., 1990. Unusual features of intercellular junctions in  the larvacean Oikopleura dioica. Cell Tissue Res. 260: 299-305.

1991

35) Sabbadin A., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., 1991. Studies on the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. A review of some lines of research. Acta Embryol. Morphol. Exp. n.s., 12: 259-279.

1992

36) Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., Lane N.J., Dallai R., 1992. Junctional complexes of the branchia and gut of the tunicate, Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosomatida, Thaliacea). Cell Tissue Res., 267: 357-364. 

37) Martinucci G.B., Dallai R., Burighel P., Casagrande L., 1992. Ciliary specializations in branchial stigmatal cells of protochordates. Tissue Cell, 24: 229-241.

1993

38) Manni L., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 1993. Egg envelope cytodifferentiation in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Acta Zool. (Stockh.), 74: 103-110.

39) Casagrande L., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 1993. Origin and differentiation of branchial stigmata in the  compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata). Anim. Biol., 2: 111-122.

1994

40) Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., 1994. Sexual reproduction in the compound ascidian Diplosoma listerianum. I. Metamorphosis and phagocytosis of sperm in the ovary. Mar. Biol., 118: 489-498.

41) Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., 1994. Sexual reproduction in the compound ascidian Diplosoma listerianum. II. Sperm penetration through ovary wall and evidence of internal fertilization. Mar. Biol., 118: 499-510.

42) Denisenko N., Burighel P., Citi S., 1994. Different effects of protein kinase inhibitors on the localization of junctional proteins at cell-cell contact sites. J. Cell Sci., 107: 969-981.

43) Citi S., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 1994. Tight junctions. Minerva Biotec., 6: 8-16.

44) Manni L., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 1994. An unusual membrane system in the oocyte of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Tissue Cell, 26: 403-412.

45) Manni L., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 1994. Ultrastructural study of oogenesis in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata). Acta Zool. (Stockh.), 75:101-113.

46) Zaniolo G., Manni L., Burighel P., 1994. Ovulation and embryo-parent relationships in Botrylloides leachi (Ascidiacea, Tunicata). Invert. Reprod. Dev., 25: 215-226.

47) Zaniolo G., Manni L., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 1994. Sexual reproduction in ascidians: comparative aspects of oviduct and ovulation. Anim. Biol., 3: 67-74.

1995

48) Manni L., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 1995. Oogenesis and egg envelope differentiation in the viviparous ascidian Botrylloides violaceus. Invert. Reprod. Dev., 27: 167-180.

49) Lane N.J., Dallai R., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 1995. Two different forms of gap junctions within the same organism, one with cytoskeletal attachments, in tunicates. Tissue Cell, 27: 545-553.

1996

50) Cima F., Ballarin L., Bressa G., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 1996. Toxicity of organotin compounds on embryos of a marine invertebrate (Styela plicata: Tunicata). Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf,. 35: 174-182.

51) Cima F., Ballarin L., Bressa G.,  Martinucci G.B, Burighel P., 1996. Embryotoxic effects of organotin  compounds on Styela plicata (Tunicata; Ascidiacea). Fresenius Environ. Bull., 5: 718-722.

1997

52) Cima F., Ballarin L., Bressa G., Sabbadin A., Burighel P., 1997. Triphenyltin pesticides in sea water as  immunotoxins for tunicates. Mar. Chem., 58: 267-273.

53) Dallai R., Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., Lane N.J., 1997. Scalariform junctions: a revised model. Cell Biol. Int., 21: 23-34.

1998

54) Cima F., Ballarin L., Bressa G., Burighel P., 1998. Cytoskeleton alterations by tributyltin (TBT) in tunicate phagocytes. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 40: 160-165.

55) Zaniolo G., Manni L., Brunetti R., Burighel P., 1998. Brood pouch differentiation in Botrylloides violaceus, a viviparous ascidian (Tunicata). Invert. Reprod. Dev., 33: 11-23.

56) Burighel P., Lane N.J., Zaniolo G., Manni L., 1998. Neurogenic role of the neural gland in the development of the ascidian, Botryllus schlosseri. J. Comp. Neurol., 394: 230-241.

1999

57) Sabbadin A., Zaniolo G. , Ballarin L., Manni L., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 1999. The differentiation of blood and germ cell lines in ascidians. Rend. Ist. Lombardo. Incontro di studio N.13: 39-60.

58) Manni L., Lane N.J., Sorrentino M., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 1999. Mechanism of neurogenesis during the embryonic development of a tunicate. J. Comp. Neurol., 412: 527-541.

2000

59) Sorrentino M., Manni L., Lane N.J., Burighel P., 2000. Evolution of cerebral vesicles and their sensory organs in an ascidian larva. Acta Zool. (Stockh.), 81: 243-258.

2001

60) Burighel P.,  Sorrentino M.,  Zaniolo G., Thorndyke M.C., Manni L., 2001. The peripheral nervous system of an ascidian, Botryllus schlosseri, as revealed by cholinesterase activity. Invert. Biol., 120: 185-198.

61) Cima F., Perin A., Burighel P., Ballarin L., 2001. Morpho-functional characterisation of hemocytes of the compound ascidian Botrylloides leachi (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Acta Zool. (Stockh.), 82: 261-274.

62) Burighel P., Brena C., Martinucci GB., Cima F., 2001. Gut ultrastructure of the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata). Invert. Biol., 120: 278-293.

63) Manni L., Lane N.J., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., 2001. Are neural crest and placodes exclusive to vertebrates? Evol. Dev., 3: 1-2.

2002

64) Christiaen L., Burighel P., Smith W.C., Bourrat F., Joly J-S., 2002. Pitx genes in tunicates provide new molecular insight into the evolutionary origin of pituitary. Gene, 287: 107-113.

65) Cima F., Brena C., Burighel P., 2002. Multifarious activities of gut epithelium in an appendicularian (Tunicata). Mar. Biol., 141: 479-490.

66) Zaniolo G., Lane N.J., Burighel P., Manni L., 2002. Development of the motor nervous system in ascidians. J. Comp. Neurol., 443: 124-135.

67) Cima F., Dominici D., Ballarin L., Burighel P., 2002. Influence of TBT on activity of detoxifying enzymes from haemocytes of a colonial ascidian. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 11: 573-577.

68) Manni L., Lane N.J., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 2002. Cell reorganisation during epithelial fusion and perforation: the case of ascidian branchial fissures. Dev. Dyn., 224: 303-313.

2003

69) Burighel P., Lane N.J., Gasparini F., Tiozzo S., Zaniolo G., Candia Carnevali M.D., Manni L., 2003. A novel, secondary sensory cell organ in ascidians: in search of the ancestor of the vertebrate lateral line. J. Comp. Neurol., 461: 236-249.

70) Brena C., Cima F., Burighel P., 2003. The alimentary tract of Kowalevskiidae (Appendicularia, Tunicata) and evolutionary implications. J. Morphol., 258: 225-238.

71) Brena C., Cima F., Burighel P., 2003. The exceptional “blind” gut of Appendicularia sicula (Appendicularia, Tunicata). Zool. Anz., 242: 169-177.

72) Brena C., Cima F., Burighel P., 2003. The highly specialised gut of Fritillaridae (Appendicularia, Tunicata). Mar. Biol., 143: 57-71.

73) Pagliara P., Burighel P., Candia Carnevali M.D., Ballarin L., 2003. The spherule cells of Holothuria polii Delle Chiaie, 1823 (Aspidochirata, Holothuroidea) during brown body formation: an ultrastructural study. J. Submicr. Cytol. Pathol., 35: 295-301.

2004

74) Manni L, Lane N.J., Joly J-S., Gasparini F., Tiozzo S., Caicci F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 2004. Neurogenic and non neurogenic placodes in ascidians. J. Exp. Zool. Part B (Mol Dev Evol), 203: 483-504.

75) Manni L., Caicci F., Gasparini F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 2004. Hair cells in ascidians and the evolution of lateral line placodes. Evol. Dev., 6: 379-381.

2005

76) Tiozzo S., Christiaen L., Deyts C., Joly J-S., Manni L., Burighel P., 2005. Embryonic versus blastogenetic  development in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: insights from Pitx transcriptional pattern. Dev. Dyn., 232: 468-478.

77) Mackie G.O., Burighel P., 2005. The nervous system in adult tunicates: current research directions. Can. J. Zool., 83: 151-183.

78) Manni L., Agnoletto A., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 2005. Stomodeal and neurohypophysial placodes in Ciona intestinalis: insight into the origin of the pituitary gland. J. Exp. Zool. Part B (Mol. Dev. Evol.), 304: 324-339.  

79) Burighel P., Manni L., 2005. Rapporti fra tunicati e vertebratI: origine delle creste neurali e dei placodi neurali. Atti Mem. Accad. Galileiana SSLLAA, 117: 113-128.

2006

80) Cima F., Ballarin L., Burighel P., 2006. External amoebocytes guard the pharynx in a tunicate (Ascidiacea). Dev. Comp. Immunol., 30: 463-472.

81) Ballarin L., Burighel P., 2006. RGD-containing molecules induce macropinocytosis in ascidian hyaline amoebocytes. J. Invert. Pathol., 91: 124-130.

82) Manni L., Mackie G.O., Caicci F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 2006. Coronal organ of ascidians and the evolutionary significance of secondary sensory cells in chordates. J. Comp. Neurol., 495: 363-373.

83) Tiozzo S., Ballarin L., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., 2006. Programmed cell death in vegetative development: Apoptosis during the colonial life cycle of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Tissue Cell, 38: 193-201.

84) Mackie G.O., Burighel P., Caicci F., Manni L., 2006. Innervation of ascidian siphons and their responses to stimulation. Can. J. Zool., 84: 1146-1162.

85) Manni L, Burighel P., 2006. Common and divergent pathways in alternative developmental processes of ascidians. BioEssays, 28: 902-912.

86) Burighel P., Manni L., 2006. Epigenetics in tunicates. Rend. Accad. Sci. XL. Mem. Sci. FF NN, 30: 1-12.

2007

87) Manni L., Zaniolo G., Cima F., Burighel P., Ballarin L., 2007. Botryllus schlosseri: a model for the study of asexual reproduction. Dev. Dyn., 236: 335-352.

88) Gasparini F., Longo F., Manni L., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., 2007. Tubular sprouting as a mode of vascular formation in a colonial ascidian (Tunicata). Dev. Dyn., 236: 719-731.

89) Caicci F., Burighel P., Manni L., 2007. Hair cells in an ascidian (Tunicata) and their evolution in chordates. Hear. Res., 231: 63-72.

2008

90) Burighel P., Caicci F., Zaniolo G., Gasparini F., Degasperi V., Manni L., 2008. Does hair cell differentiation predate the vertebrate appearance? Brain Res. Bull., 75: 331-334

91) Ballarin L., Menin A., Tallandini L., Matozzo V., Burighel P., Basso G., Fortunato E., Cima F., 2008. Hemocytes and blastogenetic cycle in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: a matter of life and death. Cell Tissue Res., 331: 555-564.

92) Ballarin L., Burighel P., Cima F., 2008. A tale of death and life: natural apoptosis in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri (Urochordata, Ascidiacea). Curr. Pharm. Des., 14: 138-147.

93) Gasparini F., Burighel P., Manni L., Zaniolo G., 2008. Vascular regeneration and angiogenic-like sprouting mechanisms in a compound ascidian is similar to vertebrates. Evol. Dev., 10: 591-605.

2009

94) Degasperi V., Gasparini F., Shimeld S.M., Sinigaglia C., Burighel P., Manni L., 2009. Muscle differentiation in a colonial ascidian: organisation, gene expression and evolutionary considerations. BMC Dev. Biol., 9: 48-57.

95) Boldrin F., Martinucci G.B., Holland L.Z., Miller R.D., Burighel P., 2009. Internal fertilization in the salp Thalia democratica. Can. J. Zool., 87: 928-940.

2010

96) Sugni M., Wilkie I.C., Burighel P., Candia Carnevali M.D., 2010. New evidence of serotonin involvement in the neurohumoral control of crinoid arm regeneration: effects of parachlorophenylalanine and methiothepin. JMBA UK, 90: 555-562.

97) Caicci F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., Degasperi V., Gasparini F., Manni L., 2010. Differentiation of papillae and rostral sensory neurons in the larva of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata). J. Comp. Neurol., 518: 547-566.

98) Caicci F., Degasperi V., Gasparini F., Zaniolo G., Del Favero M., Burighel P., Manni L., 2010. Variability of hair cells in the coronal organ of ascidians (Chordata, Tunicata). Can. J. Zool., 88: 567-578.

2011

99) Burighel P., Caicci F., Manni L., 2011. Hair cells in non-vertebrate models: lower chordates and molluscs. In: Special issue of Hearing Research featuring comparative hearing. Hear. Res., 273: 14-24.

100) Kawamura K., Tiozzo S., Manni L., Sunanaga T., Burighel P., De Tomaso A.W., 2011. Germline cell formation and gonad regeneration in solitary and colonial ascidians. Dev. Dyn., 240: 299-308.

101) Gasparini F., Shimeld S.M., Ruffoni E., Burighel P., Manni L., 2011. Expression of a Musashi-like gene in sexual and asexual development of the colonial chordate Botryllus schlosseri and phylogenetic analysis of the         protein group. J. Exp. Zool. Part B: Mol. Dev. Evol., 316: 562-573.

2013

102) Rigon F., Stach T., Caicci F., Gasparini F., Burighel P., Manni L., 2013. Evolutionary diversification of secondary mechanoreceptor cells in Tunicata. BMC Evol. Biol., 13: 112.

103) Gasparini F., Degasperi V., Shimeld S.M., Burighel P., Manni L., 2013. Evolutionary conservation of the placodal transcriptional network during sexual and asexual development in chordates. Dev. Dyn., 242: 752-766.

104) Caicci F., Gasparini F., Rigon F., Burighel P., Manni L., 2013. The oral sensory structures of Thaliacea (Tunicata) and consideration of the evolution of hair cells in Chordata. J. Comp. Neurol., 521: 2756-2771.

105) Gasparini F., Caicci F., Rigon F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., Manni L., 2013. Cytodifferentiation of hair cells during the development of a basal chordate. Hear. Res., 304:188-99.

2015

106) Gasparini F., Manni L., Cima F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., Caicci F., Franchi N., Schiavon F., Rigon F., Campagna D., Ballarin L., 2015. Sexual and asexual reproduction in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Genesis, 53: 105-120.

Books

1. Burighel P., Dallai R., Martinucci G.B.,1986. Ciliary specializations in the branchial basket of ascidians. In: M. Cresti & R. Dallai (Eds.) "Proceedings of the Symposium on Biology of Reproduction and Cell Motility in Plants and Animals", Siena, April 7-8, University of Siena, pp. 217-222.

2. Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., Dallai R., 1988. Membrane specializations in the alimentary tract of ascidians. In: G. Ghiara (Ed.) "Cell Interaction and Differentiation", University of Naples, pp.191-205.

3. Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., Dallai R., 1991. Fine structure and function of ciliated cells in the ascidian branchial basket. In: G. Lanzavecchia & R. Valvassori (Eds.) "Form and Function in Zoology". Selected symposia and monograph UZI, Vol. 5. Mucchi, Modena, pp. 123-140.

4. Sabbadin A., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., 1992. Some aspects of reproduction in ascidians. In: R. Dallai (Ed.) "Sex Origin and Evolution". Selected Symposia and Monographs U.Z.I. Vol. 6. Mucchi, Modena. pp. 103-115.

5. Lane N.J., Dallai R., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 1994. Electron microscopic structure and evolution of epithelial junction. In: S. Citi (Ed.) "Molecular Mechanisms of Epithelial Cell Junctions: from Development to Disease". Molecular Biology Intelligence Unity. R.G. Landes Company. Austin, Texas pp. 23-44.

6. Burighel P., Cloney R.A., 1997. Urochordata: Ascidiacea. In: "F.W. Harrison & E.E. Ruppert (Eds.) "Microscopic Anatomy of Invertebrates - Hemichordata, Chaetognatha and the Invertebrate Chordates", Vol. 15, Wiley-Liss, Inc. New York, pp. 221-347.

7. Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., 2000. Urochordata. In: K.G. & R.G. Adiyodi (Eds.) "Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates", Vol. IX, Part C, BGM Jamieson (Ed.) - Progress in Male Gamete Ultrastructure and Phylogeny, Chap.7, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, pp. 261-298.

8. Gasser B., Gorsky G., Flood P.R., Acuña J.L., Harris R., Burighel P., Fyhn H.J., 2000. Appendicularians and their impact on pelagic marine ecosystems. In: EurOCEAN 2000, The European Conference on Marine Science and Ocean Technology, Project Synopses - Vol.1: Marine Processes, Ecosystems and Interactions. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. pp.109-114.

9. Manni L., M. Sorrentino, G. Zaniolo, P. Burighel, 2001. The peripheral nervous system of an ascidian revealed by AChE activity. In: Sawada H., Yokosawa H. Lambert C.C. (Eds.) "The Biology of Ascidians". Springer-Verlag, Tokyo Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp. 142-146.

10. Martinucci G.B., Della Barbera M., Boldrin F., Burighel P., 2001. The “complex” ascidiosperm of Aplousobranchs. In: Sawada H., Yokosawa H. Lambert C.C. (Eds.) "The Biology of Ascidians". Springer-Verlag, Tokyo Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp.102-105.

11. Lane N.J., Manni L., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., 2001. Ascidian brain originates from the neural gland primordium. In: H.J.Th. Goos, R.K. Rastogi, H. Vaudry, R. Pierantoni (Eds.) "Perspectives in Comparative Endocrinology and Diversity". Proceedings of the 14th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology (Sorrento, NA, May 26-30, 2001), Monduzzi Editore, Bologna, pp. 239-244.

12. Ballarin L., Burighel P., 2002. Tunicata and Cephalochordata. In: "Knowledge for Sustainable Development - An Insight into the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems", Vol 3, UNESCO Publishing/Eolss Publishers, Oxford.

13. Cima F., Ballarin L., Burighel P., 2002. Biodiversity in the Lagoon of Venice: Effects of Biocidal Compounds on the Survival of Benthic Filter-feeding Organisms, with Particular Reference to Compound Ascidians. In: P. Campostrini (Ed.) “Scientific Research and Safeguarding of Venice – Vol. I”, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venezia, pp. 595-600.

14. Cima F., Burighel P., Ballarin L., 2004. Biodiversity in the Lagoon of Venice: a Laboratory Model for the Study of the Effects of Antifouling Compounds on Settlement and Survival of Sessile Species. In: P. Campostrini (Ed.) “Scientific Research and Safeguarding of Venice – Vol. II”, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venezia, pp. 449-456.

15. Cima F., Ballarin L., Burighel P., 2005. Macrofouling Ecological Succession on Hard Substrata in the Lagoon of Venice: Effects of Copper-containing Antifouling Paints. In: P. Campostrini (Ed.) “Scientific Research and Safeguarding of Venice – Vol. III”, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venezia, pp. 429-435.

16. Martinucci GB., Brena C., Cima F., Burighel P., 2005. Synchronous spermatogenesis in appendicularians. In: G. Gorsky, M. Youngbluth and D. Deibel (Eds.) “Response of Marine Ecosystem to Global Change: Ecological Impact of Appendicularians”, Contemporary Publishing International, Éditions Scientifiques GB, Paris, pp. 113-123.

17. Cima F., Brena C., Martinucci GB., Burighel P., 2005. Gut histochemistry in Oikopleura dioica. In: G. Gorsky, M. Youngbluth and D. Deibel (Eds.) “Response of Marine Ecosystem to Global Change: Ecological Impact of Appendicularians”, Contemporary Publishing International, Éditions Scientifiques GB, Paris, pp. 149-159.

18. Brena C., Cima F., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 2005. The appendicularian alimentary tract: a comparative study. In: G. Gorsky, M. Youngbluth and D. Deibel (Eds.) “Response of Marine Ecosystem to Global Change: Ecological Impact of Appendicularians”, Contemporary Publishing International, Éditions Scientifiques GB, Paris, pp. 161-170.

19. Cima F., Burighel P., Ballarin L., 2005. Ascidians as models for studying effects of antifouling compounds on biodiversity in the lagoon of Venice. In: P. Lasserre, P. Viaroli, P. Campostrini (Eds.) “Lagoon and Coastal Wetlands in the Global Change Context: Impacts and Management Issues”. Proceedings of the International Conference, Venice, 26-28 April 2004, ICAM Dossier n. 3, UNESCO 2005, Venezia, pp. 315-322.

20. Cima F., Burighel P., Ballarin L., 2006. Temporal and Biotic Evolution of “Botryllus Biocoenosis” in the Presence of Antifouling Paints. In: P. Campostrini (Ed.) “Scientific Research and Safeguarding of Venice – Vol. - IV”, CORILA, Venezia, pp 239-246.

21. Cima F., Burighel P., Ballarin L., 2007. Proposal of a New Environmental Quality Index for the Macrofouling Biocoenosis of Hard Substrata in the Lagoon of Venice. In: P. Campostrini (Ed.) “Scientific Research and Safeguarding of Venice – Vol. - V”, CORILA, Venezia, pp 227-234.

22. Cima F., Burighel P., Ballarin L., 2008. A new bioindex, based on macrofouling biocoenosis of hard substrata, for the estimation of the environmental quality: application in the lagoon of Venice. In: P. Campostrini (Ed.) “Scientific Research and Safeguarding of Venice – Vol. - VI”, CORILA, Venezia, pp 231-234.

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24. Candia Carnevali M.D., Burighel P., 2010. Regeneration in echinoderms and ascidians. In: "Encyclopedia of Life Sciences" (ELS). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester.

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