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Table 1 Discovery and nomenclature of trochozoan EPs

From: A nemertean excitatory peptide/CCHamide regulates ciliary swimming in the larvae of Lineus longissimus

Clade

Species

Peptide name

Reference

Annelida

Eisenia foetida, Pheretima vittata

GGNG peptide

[6]

Hirudo nipponia, Whitmania pigra

GGNG peptide, LEP (leech excitatory peptide), EEP (earthworm excitatory peptide)

[7, 8]

Eisenia foetida

GGNG peptide, LEP, EEP,

[9]

Perinereis vancaurica

GGNG peptide, PEP (polychaete excitatory peptide)

[10]

Capitella teleta

(Hirudo japonica, Hirudo medicinalis, Alvinella pompejana)

GGNG

[11]

–

EP (excitatory peptide)

[2]

Platynereis dumerilii

EP (excitatory peptide)

[12, 13]

Dinophilus gyrociliatus, D. taeniatus, Trilobodrilus axi

EP

[14]

Mollusca

Thais clavigera

GGNG peptide, TEP (Thais excitatory peptide)

[15, 16]

Lottia gigantea

GGNG

[17]

Crassostrea gigas

GGNamide

[18]

Theba pisana

GGNG

[19]

Sepia officinalis

GGNG, GGNamide

[20]

Charonia tritonis

GGNG

[21]

Patinopecten yessoensis

GGNamide

[22]