| Morphological evidence that the molecularly determined Ciona intestinalis type A and type B are different species: Ciona robusta and Ciona intestinalis R Brunetti, C Gissi, R Pennati, F Caicci, F Gasparini, L Manni Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 53 (3), 186-193, 2015 | 256 | 2015 |
| Neurogenic and non‐neurogenic placodes in ascidians L Manni, NJ Lane, JS Joly, F Gasparini, S Tiozzo, F Caicci, G Zaniolo, ... Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental …, 2004 | 108 | 2004 |
| Morphological differences between larvae of the Ciona intestinalis species complex: hints for a valid taxonomic definition of distinct species R Pennati, GF Ficetola, R Brunetti, F Caicci, F Gasparini, F Griggio, A Sato, ... PloS one 10 (5), e0122879, 2015 | 105 | 2015 |
| Novel, secondary sensory cell organ in ascidians: in search of the ancestor of the vertebrate lateral line P Burighel, NJ Lane, G Fabio, T Stefano, G Zaniolo, MDC Carnevali, ... Journal of Comparative Neurology 461 (2), 236-249, 2003 | 97 | 2003 |
| Ontology for the asexual development and anatomy of the colonial chordate Botryllus schlosseri L Manni, F Gasparini, K Hotta, KJ Ishizuka, L Ricci, S Tiozzo, ... PloS one 9 (5), e96434, 2014 | 54 | 2014 |
| Novel rhamnose-binding lectins from the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri F Gasparini, N Franchi, B Spolaore, L Ballarin Developmental & Comparative Immunology 32 (10), 1177-1191, 2008 | 52 | 2008 |
| Sixty years of experimental studies on the blastogenesis of the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri L Manni, C Anselmi, F Cima, F Gasparini, A Voskoboynik, M Martini, ... Developmental biology 448 (2), 293-308, 2019 | 50 | 2019 |
| Sexual and asexual reproduction in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri F Gasparini, L Manni, F Cima, G Zaniolo, P Burighel, F Caicci, N Franchi, ... genesis 53 (1), 105-120, 2015 | 48 | 2015 |
| Immune roles of a rhamnose-binding lectin in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri N Franchi, F Schiavon, M Carletto, F Gasparini, G Bertoloni, SCE Tosatto, ... Immunobiology 216 (6), 725-736, 2011 | 46 | 2011 |
| Hair cells in ascidians and the evolution of lateral line placodes L Manni, F Caicci, F Gasparini, G Zaniolo, P Burighel Evolution and Development 6 (6), 379-381, 2004 | 43 | 2004 |
| Fixation, description and DNA barcode of a neotype for Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766)(Tunicata, Ascidiacea) R Brunetti, L MANNI, F MASTROTOTARO, C GISSI, F GASPARINI Zootaxa 4353 (1), 29-50, 2017 | 36 | 2017 |
| Tubular sprouting as a mode of vascular formation in a colonial ascidian (Tunicata) F Gasparini, F Longo, L Manni, P Burighel, G Zaniolo Developmental dynamics: an official publication of the American Association …, 2007 | 33 | 2007 |
| Vascular regeneration and angiogenic‐like sprouting mechanism in a compound ascidian is similar to vertebrates F Gasparini, P Burighel, L Manni, G Zaniolo Evolution & development 10 (5), 591-605, 2008 | 31 | 2008 |
| Evolutionary diversification of secondary mechanoreceptor cells in tunicata F Rigon, T Stach, F Caicci, F Gasparini, P Burighel, L Manni BMC evolutionary biology 13 (1), 1-14, 2013 | 30 | 2013 |
| Differentiation of papillae and rostral sensory neurons in the larva of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata) F Caicci, G Zaniolo, P Burighel, V Degasperi, F Gasparini, L Manni Journal of Comparative Neurology 518 (4), 547-566, 2010 | 29 | 2010 |
| An unprecedented taxonomic revision of a model organism: the paradigmatic case of Ciona robusta and Ciona intestinalis C Gissi, KEM Hastings, F Gasparini, T Stach, R Pennati, L Manni Zoologica Scripta 46 (5), 521-522, 2017 | 28 | 2017 |
| Transcriptome dynamics in the asexual cycle of the chordate Botryllus schlosseri D Campagna, F Gasparini, N Franchi, N Vitulo, F Ballin, L Manni, G Valle, ... BMC genomics 17 (1), 275, 2016 | 26 | 2016 |
| Evolutionary conservation of the placodal transcriptional network during sexual and asexual development in chordates F Gasparini, V Degasperi, SM Shimeld, P Burighel, L Manni Developmental Dynamics 242 (6), 752-766, 2013 | 26 | 2013 |
| Testing an unusual in vivo vessel network model: a method to study angiogenesis in the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri F Gasparini, F Caicci, F Rigon, G Zaniolo, L Manni Scientific reports 4 (1), 6460, 2014 | 25 | 2014 |
| An elongated COI fragment to discriminate botryllid species and as an improved ascidian DNA barcode M Salonna, F Gasparini, D Huchon, F Montesanto, M Haddas-Sasson, ... Scientific reports 11 (1), 4078, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
