Torres-Águila et al. report that embryo development of the appendicularian chordate Oikopleura dioica is affected by biotoxins released by phytoplankton blooms. This work shows that these biotoxins may impact marine food webs and that defensome genes of appendicularians could be used to monitor the genetic stress of natural populations.
- Nuria P. Torres-Águila
- Josep Martí-Solans
- Cristian Cañestro
