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Prof. Flammang, Patrick
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Université Libre de Bruxelles; Centre Interuniversitaire de Biologie Marine (ULB - UMH); Biologie Marine - UMH (BIOMAR), more

Function: Chercheur qualifié FNRS et chargé de cours
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Université de Mons; Faculté des Sciences; Département de Biologie; Laboratoire de Biologie des Organismes Marins et Biomimétisme (BOMB), more

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Adhesive mechanisms in marine invertebrates, especially echinoderms, more Basic research in echinoderm biology, more Symbioses and biodiversity in marine environment, more

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A1 Publications (90) [show]
Algrain, M.; Hennebert, E.; Bertemes, P.; Wattiez, R.; Flammang, P.; Lengerer, B. (2022). In the footsteps of sea stars: deciphering the catalogue of proteins involved in underwater temporary adhesion. Open Biology 12(8): 220103. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.220103, more Bonneel, M.; Hennebert, E.; Aranko, A.S.; Hwang, D.S.; Lefevre, M.; Pommier, V.; Wattiez, R.; Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P. (2022). Molecular mechanisms mediating stiffening in the mechanically adaptable connective tissues of sea cucumbers. Matrix Biology 108: 39-54. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matbio.2022.02.006, more Caulier, G.; Lourtie, A.; Brasseur, L.; Mallefet, J.; Gerbaux, P.; Flammang, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2022). Crinoid anthraquinones as kairomones allowing host selection for the symbiotic snapping shrimp Synalpheus stimpsonii. Chemoecology (Print. ed.) 32(3): 95-104. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00049-022-00368-6, more Savarino, P.; Colson, E.; Caulier, G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2022). Microwave-assisted desulfation of the hemolytic saponins extracted from Holothuria scabra viscera. Molecules 27(2): 537. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27020537, more Davey, P.A.; Power, A.M.; Santos, R.; Bertemes, P.; Ladurner, P.; Palmowski, P.; Clarke, J.; Flammang, P.; Lengerer, B.; Hennebert, E.; Rothbächer, U.; Pjeta, R.; Wunderer, J.; Zurovec, M.; Aldred, N. (2021). Omics-based molecular analyses of adhesion by aquatic invertebrates. Biol. Rev. 96(3): 1051-1075. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/brv.12691, more Delroisse, J.; Duchatelet, L.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2021). Photophore distribution and enzymatic diversity within the photogenic integument of the cookie-cutter shark Isistius brasiliensis (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae). Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 627045. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.627045, more Delroisse, J.; Duchatelet, L.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2021). Leaving the dark side? Insights into the evolution of luciferases. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 673620. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.673620, more Gaspar, L.; Flammang, P.; José, R.; Luis, R.; Ramalhosa, P.; Monteiro, J.; Nogueira, N.; Canning-Clode, J.; Santos, R. (2021). Interspecific analysis of sea urchin adhesive composition emphasizes variability of glycans conjugated with putative adhesive proteins. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 737886. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.737886, more Lefevre, M.; Tran, T.Q.; De Muijlder, T.; Pittenger, B.; Flammang, P.; Hennebert, E.; Leclère, P. (2021). On the nanomechanical and viscoelastic properties of coatings made of recombinant sea star adhesive proteins. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering 7: 667491. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2021.667491, more Lefevre, M.; Ederth, T.; Masai, T.; Wattiez, R.; Leclère, P.; Flammang, P.; Hennebert, E. (2021). Disentangling the roles of functional domains in the aggregation and adsorption of the multimodular sea star adhesive protein Sfp1. Mar. Biotechnol. 23(5): 724-735. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-021-10059-y, more Choi, J.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P.; Hwang, D.S. (2020). A sugar-lectin rich interface between soft tissue and the stiff byssus of Atrina pectinata. Biomaterials Science 8(13): 3751-3759. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1039/c9bm01932d, more Delroisse, J.; Van Wayneberghe, K.; Flammang, P.; Gillan, D.; Gerbaux, P.; Opinã, N.; Todinanahary, G.G.B.; Eeckhaut, I. (2020). Epidemiology of a SKin Ulceration Disease (SKUD) in the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra with a review on the SKUDs in Holothuroidea (Echinodermata). NPG Scientific Reports 10(1): 22150. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78876-0, more Kang, V.; Lengerer, B.; Wattiez, R.; Flammang, P. (2020). Molecular insights into the powerful mucus-based adhesion of limpets (Patella vulgata L.). Open Biology 10(6): 200019. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.200019, more Lefevre, M.; Flammang, P.; Aranko, A.S.; Linder, M.B.; Scheibel, T.; Humenik, M.; Leclercq, M.; Surin, M.; Tafforeau, L.; Wattiez, R.; Leclère, P.; Hennebert, E. (2020). Sea star-inspired recombinant adhesive proteins self-assemble and adsorb on surfaces in aqueous environments to form cytocompatible coatings. Acta Biomaterialia 112: 62-74. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2020.05.036, more Song, G.; Delroisse, J.; Schoenaers, D.; Kim, H.; Nguyen, T.C.; Horbelt, N.; Leclère, P.; Hwang, D.S.; Harrington, M.J.; Flammang, P. (2020). Structure and composition of the tunic in the sea pineapple Halocynthia roretzi: a complex cellulosic composite biomaterial. Acta Biomaterialia 111: 290-301. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.actbio.2020.04.038, more Claereboudt, E.J.S.; Caulier, G.; Decroo, C.; Colson, E.; Gerbaux, P.; Claereboudt, M.R.; Schaller, H.; Flammang, P.; Deleu, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2019). Triterpenoids in echinoderms: fundamental differences in diversity and biosynthetic pathways. Mar. Drugs 17(6): 352. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md17060352, more Cohen-Rengifo, M.; Agüera, A.; Bouma, T.J.; M'Zoudi, S.; Flammang, P.; Dubois, P. (2019). Ocean warming and acidification alter the behavioral response to flow of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus. Ecol. Evol. 9(21): 12128-12143. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5678, more Duchatelet, L.; Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P.; Mahillon, J.; Mallefet, J. (2019). Etmopterus spinax, the velvet belly lanternshark, does not use bacterial luminescence. Acta Histochemica 121(4): 516-521. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acthis.2019.04.010, more Lengerer, B.; Algrain, M.; Lefevre, M.; Delroisse, J.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P. (2019). Interspecies comparison of sea star adhesive proteins. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. (B Biol. Sci.) 374(1784): 20190195. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0195, more Brasseur, L.; Demeyer, M.; Decroo, C.; Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2018). Identification and quantification of spinochromes in body compartments of Echinometra mathaei's coloured types. Royal Society Open Science 5(8): 15. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171213, more Brasseur, L.; Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2018). Mapping of spinochromes in the body of three tropical shallow water sea urchins. Nat. Prod. Commun. 13(12): 1659-1665, more Cohen-Rengifo, M.; Agüera, A.; Detrain, C.; Bouma, T.J.; Dubois, P.; Flammang, P. (2018). Biomechanics and behaviour in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) when facing gradually increasing water flows. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 506: 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.05.010, more Delroisse, J.; Duchatelet, L.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2018). De novo transcriptome analyses provide insights into opsin-based photoreception in the lanternshark Etmopterus spinax. PLoS One 13(12): e0209767. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209767, more Hennebert, E.; Gregorowicz, E.; Flammang, P. (2018). Involvement of sulfated biopolymers in adhesive secretions produced by marine invertebrates. Biology Open 7(11): bio037358. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.037358, more Lengerer, B.; Bonneel, M.; Lefevre, M.; Hennebert, E.; Leclère, P.; Gosselin, E.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P. (2018). The structural and chemical basis of temporary adhesion in the sea star Asterina gibbosa. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 9: 2071-2086. https://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.196, more Brasseur, L.; Hennebert, E.; Fievez, L.; Caulier, G.; Bureau, F.; Tafforeau, L.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2017). The roles of spinochromes in four shallow water tropical sea urchins and their potential as bioactive pharmacological agents. Mar. Drugs 15(6): 179. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md15060179, more Cohen-Rengifo, M.; Moureaux, C.; Dubois, P.; Flammang, P. (2017). Attachment capacity of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus in a range of seawater velocities in relation to test morphology and tube foot mechanical properties. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 164(4). https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3114-0, more Decroo, C.; Colson, E.; Demeyer, M.; Lemaur, V.; Caulier, G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Cornil, J.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2017). Tackling saponin diversity in marine animals by mass spectrometry: data acquisition and integration. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 409(12): 3115-3126. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-017-0252-7, more Delroisse, J.; Ullrich-Luter, E.; Blaue, S.; Ortega-Martinez, O.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2017). A puzzling homology: a brittle star using a putative cnidarian-type luciferase for bioluminescence. Open Biology 7(4): 160300. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.160300, more Delroisse, J.; Ullrich-Luter, E.; Blaue, S.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2017). Fine structure of the luminous spines and luciferase detection in the brittle star Amphiura filiformis. Zool. Anz. 269: 1-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2017.05.001, more Demeuldre, M.; Hennebert, E.; Bonneel, M.; Lengerer, B.; Van Dyck, S.; Wattiez, R.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P. (2017). Mechanical adaptability of sea cucumber Cuvierian tubules involves a mutable collagenous tissue. J. Exp. Biol. 220(11): 2108-2119. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.145706, more Brasseur, L.; Parmentier, E.; Caulier, G.; Vanderplanck, M.; Michez, D.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Lognay, G.; Eeckhaut, I. (2016). Mechanisms involved in pearlfish resistance to holothuroid toxins. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 163(6): 129. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2901-3, more Caulier, G.; Mezali, K.; Soualili, D.L.; Decroo, C.; Demeyer, M.; Eeckhaut, I.; Gerbaux, P.; Flammang, P. (2016). Chemical characterization of saponins contained in the body wall and the Cuvierian tubules of the sea cucumber Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori (Delle Chiaje, 1823). Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 68: 119-127. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2016.06.005, more Delroisse, J.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2016). De novo adult transcriptomes of two European brittle stars: spotlight on opsin-based photoreception. PLoS One 11(4): e0152988. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152988, more Lengerer, B.; Hennebert, E.; Flammang, P.; Salvenmoser, W.; Ladurner, P. (2016). Adhesive organ regeneration in Macrostomum lignano. Bmc Developmental Biology 16: 16 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12861-016-0121-1, more Yoo, H.Y.; Iordachescu, M.; Huang, J.; Hennebert, E.; Kim, S.; Rho, S.; Foo, M.; Flammang, P.; Zeng, H.; Hwang, D.; Waite, J.H.; Hwang, D.S. (2016). Sugary interfaces mitigate contact damage where stiff meets soft. Nature Comm. 7: 8 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11923, more D'Aniello, S.; Delroisse, J.; Valero-Gracia, A.; Lowe, E.; Byrne, M.; Cannon, J.; Halanych, K.; Elphick, M.; Mallefet, J.; Kaul-Strehlowi, S.; Lowe, C.; Flammang, P.; Ullrich-Luter, E.; Wanninger, A.; Arnone, M. (2015). Opsin evolution in the Ambulacraria. Marine Genomics 24(Part 2): 177-183. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2015.10.001, more Delroisse, J.; Ortega-Martinez, O.; Dupont, S.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2015). De novo transcriptome of the European brittle star Amphiura filiformis pluteus larvae. Marine Genomics 23: 109-121. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2015.05.014, more Demeyer, M.; Wisztorski, M.; Decroo, C.; De Winter, J.; Caulier, G.; Hennebert, E.; Eeckhaut, I.; Fournier, I.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2015). Inter- and intra-organ spatial distributions of sea star saponins by MALDI imaging. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 407(29): 8813-8824. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-015-9044-0, more Eeckhaut, I.; Caulier, G.; Brasseur, L.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Parmentier, E. (2015). Effects of holothuroid ichtyotoxic saponins on the gills of free-living fishes and symbiotic pearlfishes. Biol. Bull. 228(3): 253-265, more Hennebert, E.; Maldonado, B.; Ladurner, P.; Flammang, P.; Santos, R. (2015). Experimental strategies for the identification and characterization of adhesive proteins in animals: a review. Interface Focus 5(1): 20140064. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2014.0064, more Renwart, M.; Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P.; Claes, J.M.; Mallefet, J. (2015). Cytological changes during luminescence production in lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus, 1758) photophores. Zoomorphology 134(1): 107-116. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00435-014-0235-6, more Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2014). Marine luciferases: are they really taxon-specific? A putative luciferase evolved by co-option in an echinoderm lineage. Luminescence 29: 15-16, more Delroisse, J.; Ullrich-Lüter, E.; Ortega-Martinez, O.; Dupont, S.; Arnone, M.-I.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2014). High opsin diversity in a non-visual infaunal brittle star. BMC Genom. 15. dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-1035, more Delroisse, J.; Ullrich-Luter, E; Ortega-Martinez, O; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2014). Opsin-based extraocular photoreception in a luminous brittle star. Luminescence 29: 65-66, more Demeuldre, M.; Ngo, T.C.; Hennebert, E.; Wattiez, R.; Leclère, P.; Flammang, P. (2014). Instantaneous adhesion of Cuvierian tubules in the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali. Biointerphases 9(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.4875731, more Demeyer, M.; De Winter, J.; Caulier, G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2014). Molecular diversity and body distribution of saponins in the sea star Asterias rubens by mass spectrometry. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (B Biochem. Mol. Biol.) 168: 1-11. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2013.10.004, more Hennebert, E.; Wattiez, R.; Demeuldre, M.; Ladurner, P; Hwang, S; Waite, H; Flammang, P. (2014). Sea star tenacity mediated by a protein that fragments, then aggregates. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 111(17): 6317-6322. dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1400089111, more Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). When a repellent becomes an attractant: harmful saponins are kairomones attracting the symbiotic Harlequin crab. NPG Scientific Reports 3. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02639, more Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Rakotorisoa, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Demeyer, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Preservation of the bioactive saponins of Holothuria scabra through the processing of trepang. Cah. Biol. Mar. 54(4): 685-690, more Collard, M.; Catarino, A.I.; Bonnet, S.; Flammang, P.; Dubois, P. (2013). Effects of CO₂-induced ocean acidification on physiological and mechanical properties of the starfish Asterias rubens. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 446: 355-362. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2013.06.003, more Delroisse, J.; Lanterbecq, D.; Eeckhaut, I.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2013). Opsin detection in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus and the sea star Asterias rubens. Cah. Biol. Mar. 54(4): 721-727, more Becker, P.T.; Lambert, A.; Lejeune, A.; Lanterbecq, D.; Flammang, P. (2012). Identification, characterization, and expression levels of putative adhesive proteins from the tube-dwelling polychaete Sabellaria alveolata. Biol. Bull. 223(2): 217-225. https://dx.doi.org/10.1086/BBLv223n2p217, more Delroisse, J.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2012). Between emission and perception: do luminous brittle-stars perceive their own light? Luminescence 27(2): 111-113, more Hennebert, E.; Wattiez, R.; Waite, J.H.; Flammang, P. (2012). Characterization of the protein fraction of the temporary adhesive secreted by the tube feet of the sea star Asterias rubens. Biofouling (Print) 28(3): 289-303. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2012.672645, more Jonker, J.L.; von Byern, J.; Flammang, P.; Klepal, W.; Power, A.M. (2012). Unusual adhesive production system in the barnacle Lepas anatifera: an ultrastructural and histochemical investigation. J. Morphol. (1931) 273(12): 1377-1391. dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20067, more Santos, R.; Flammang, P. (2012). Is the adhesive material secreted by sea urchin tube feet species-specific? J. Morphol. 273(1): 40-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.11004, more Hennebert, E.; Wattiez, R.; Flammang, P. (2011). Characterisation of the carbohydrate fraction of the temporary adhesive secreted by the tube feet of the sea star Asterias rubens. Mar. Biotechnol. 13(3): 484-495. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-010-9319-6, more Van Dyck, S.; Caulier, G.; Todesco, M.; Gerbaux, P.; Fournier, I.; Wisztorski, M.; Flammang, P. (2011). The triterpene glycosides of Holothuria forskali: usefulness and efficiency as a chemical defense mechanism against predatory fish. J. Exp. Biol. 214(8): 1347-1356. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.050930, more Hennebert, E.; Haesaerts, D.; Dubois, P.; Flammang, P. (2010). Evaluation of the different forces brought into play during tube foot activities in sea stars. J. Exp. Biol. 213(7): 1162-1174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.037903, more Van Dyck, S.; Flammang, P.; Meriaux, C.; Bonnel, D.; Salzet, M.; Fournier, I.; Wisztorski, M. (2010). Localization of secondary metabolites in marine invertebrates: contribution of MALDI MSI for the study of saponins in Cuvierian tubules of H. forskali. PLoS One 5(11): e13923. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013923, more Vandyck, S.; Gerbaux, P.; Flammang, P. (2010). Qualitative and quantitative saponin contents in five sea cucumbers from the Indian Ocean. Mar. Drugs 8(1): 173-189. dx.doi.org/10.3390/md8010173, more Bailly, P.; Grosjean, P.; Flammang, P. (2009). Measurement of the attachment strength of brachiolaria larvae and metamorphic individuals of the sea star Asterina gibbosa by a centrifugation method. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 372(1-2): 82-90. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2009.02.011, more Flammang, P.; Lambert, A.; Bailly, P.; Hennebert, E. (2009). Polyphosphoprotein-containing marine adhesives. J. Adhes. 85(8): 447-464. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00218460902996358, more Santos, R.; da Costa, G.; Franco, C.; Gomes-Alves, P.; Flammang, P.; Coelho, A.V. (2009). First insights into the biochemistry of tube foot adhesive from the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Echinoidea, Echinodermata). Mar. Biotechnol. 11(6): 686-698. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-009-9182-5, more Van Dyck, S.; Gerbaux, P.; Flammang, P. (2009). Elucidation of molecular diversity and body distribution of saponins in the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata) by mass spectrometry. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (B Biochem. Mol. Biol.) 152(2): 124-134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.10.011, more Flammang, P.; Lambert, A. (2008). Cement ultrastructure and adhesive glands morphology in the tube-dwelling polychaete Sabellaria alveolata. J. Morphol. 269(12): 1479-1479. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10683, more Hennebert, E.; Viville, P.; Lazzaroni, R.; Flammang, P. (2008). Micro- and nanostructure of the adhesive material secreted by the tube feet of the sea star Asterias rubens. J. Struct. Biol. 164(1): 108-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2008.06.007, more Santos, R.; Flammang, P. (2008). Estimation of the attachment strength of the shingle sea urchin, Colobocentrotus atratus, and comparison with three sympatric echinoids. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 154(1): 37-49. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0895-6, more Santos, R.; Flammang, P. (2007). Intra- and interspecific variation of attachment strength in sea urchins. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 332: 129-142. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps332129, more Haesaerts, D.; Jangoux, M.; Flammang, P. (2006). Adaptations to benthic development: Functional morphology of the attachment complex of the brachiolaria larva in the sea star Asterina gibbosa. Biol. Bull. 211(2): 172-182. dx.doi.org/10.2307/4134591, more Santos, R.; Flammang, P. (2006). Morphology and tenacity of the tube foot disc of three common European sea urchin species: a comparative study. Biofouling (Print) 22(3): 187-200. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927010600743449, more Haesaerts, D.; Finlay, J.A.; Callow, M.E.; Callow, J.A.; Grosjean, P.; Jangoux, M.; Flammang, P. (2005). Evaluation of the attachment strength of individuals of Asterina gibbosa (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) during the perimetamorphic period. Biofouling (Print) 21(5-6): 229-235. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927010500414901, more Haesaerts, D.; Jangoux, M.; Flammang, P. (2005). The attachment complex of brachiolaria larvae of the sea star Asterias rubens (Echinodermata): an ultrastructural and immunocytochemical study. Zoomorphology 124(2): 67-78. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00435-005-0112-4, more Santos, R.; Haesaerts, D.; Jangoux, M.; Flammang, P. (2005). The tube feet of sea urchins and sea stars contain functionally different mutable collagenous tissues. J. Exp. Biol. 208(12): 2277-2288. dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01641, more Santos, R.; Gorb, S.; Jamar, V.; Flammang, P. (2005). Adhesion of echinoderm tube feet to rough surfaces. J. Exp. Biol. 208(13): 2555-2567. dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01683, more Santos, R.; Flammang, P. (2005). Morphometry and mechanical design of tube foot stems in sea urchins: a comparative study. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 315(2): 211-223. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2004.09.016, more DeMoor, S.; Waite, J.H.; Jangoux, M.; Flammang, P. (2003). Characterization of the adhesive from Cuvierian tubules of the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea). Mar. Biotechnol. 5(1): 45-57. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-002-0049-2, more Flammang, P.; Ribesse, J.; Jangoux, M. (2002). Biomechanics of adhesion in sea cucumber Cuvierian tubules (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea). Integrative and Comparative Biology 42(6): 1107-1115. dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/42.6.1107, more Ameye, L.; Hermann, R.; Dubois, P.; Flammang, P. (2000). Ultrastructure of the echinoderm cuticle after fast-freezing/freeze substitution and conventional chemical fixations. Microsc. Res. Tech. 48(6): 385-393. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(20000315)48:6<385::AID-JEMT8>3.0.CO;2-R, more VandenSpiegel, D.; Jangoux, M.; Flammang, P. (2000). Maintaining the line of defense: regeneration of Cuvierian tubules in the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea). Biol. Bull. 198(1): 39-49. https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1542802, more Flammang, P.; Michel, A.; Van Cauwenberge, A.; Alexandre, H.; Jangoux, M. (1998). A study of the temporary adhesion of the podia in the sea star Asterias rubens (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) through their footprints. J. Exp. Biol. 201(16): 2383-2395, more Flammang, P.; Gosselin, P.; Jangoux, M. (1998). The podia, organs of adhesion and sensory perception in larvae and post-metamorphic stages of the echinoid Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata). Biofouling (Print) 12(1-3): 161-171. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927019809378352, more Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Lo Bue, C.; Jangoux, M. (1997). Functional morphology of the tentacles and tentilla of Coeloplana bannworthi (Ctenophora, Platyctenida), an ectosymbiont of Diadema setosum (Echinodermata, Echinoida). Zoomorphology 117(3): 165-174. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004350050041, more Flammang, P.; Walker, G. (1997). Measurement of the adhesion of the podia in the asteroid Asterias rubens (Echinodermata). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 77(4): 1251-1254. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400038807, more Flammang, P. (1995). Fine structure of the podia in three species of paxillosid asteroids of the genus Luidia (Echinodermata). Cah. Biol. Mar. 125(1): 125-134, more VandenSpiegel, D.; Flammang, P.; Fourmeau, D.; Jangoux, M. (1995). Fine structure of the dorsal papillae in the holothurioid Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata). Tissue Cell 27(4): 457-465. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0040-8166(95)80066-2, more Flammang, P.; Demeulenaere, S.; Jangoux, M. (1994). The role of podial secretions in adhesion in two species of sea stars (Echinodermata). Biol. Bull. 187(1): 35-47. https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1542163, more Flammang, P.; Jangoux, M. (1993). Functional morphology of coronal and peristomeal podia in Sphaerechinus granularis (Echinodermata, Echinoida). Zoomorphology 113(1): 47-60. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00430976, more Flammang, P.; de Ridder, C.; Jangoux, M. (1991). Ultrastructure of the penicillate podia of the spatangoid echinoid Echinocardium cordatum (Echinodermata) with special emphasis on the epidermal sensory-secretory complexes. Acta Zool. (Stockh.) 72(3): 151-158. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6395.1991.tb00942.x, more
Peer reviewed publications (3) [show]
Duchatelet, L.; Claes, J.M.; Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2021). Glow on sharks: state of the art on bioluminescence research. Oceans 2(4): 822-842. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/oceans2040047, more Caulier, G.; Van Dyck, S.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P. (2011). Review of saponin diversity in sea cucumbers belonging to the family Holothuriidae. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 31: 48-54, more Flammang, P. (2003). The glue of sea cucumber Cuvierian tubules: a novel marine bioadhesive, in: Colliec-Jouault, S. et al. (Ed.) Marine biotechnology: an overview of leading fields. IXth ESMB meeting, Nantes, 12-14 May 2002. Actes de Colloques - IFREMER, 36: pp. 176-185, more
Book chapters (14) [show]
Hennebert, E.; Jangoux, M.; Flammang, P. (2013). Functional biology of asteroid tube feet, in: Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) Starfish: Biology and ecology of the Asteroidea. pp. 24-36, more Hennebert, E.; Becker, P.; Flammang, P. (2012). Lessons from sea organisms to produce new biomedical adhesives, in: Mano, J.F. (Ed.) Biomimetic approaches for biomaterials development. . https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527652273.ch12, more Bailly, P.; Becker, P.; Flammang, P. (2010). Neuropeptide-amidating activity in the radial nerve cord of Asterias rubens, in: Harris, L.G. et al. Echinoderms: Durham - Proceedings of the 12th international echinoderm conference, Durham, New Hampshire, USA, 7-11 August, 2006. pp. 347-348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780203869543-c53, more Becker, P.; Flammang, P. (2010). Unravelling the sticky threads of sea cucumbers — A comparative study on Cuvierian tubule morphology and histochemistry, in: von Byern, J. et al. Biological adhesive systems. pp. 87-98. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0286-2_6, more von Byern, J.; Mills, C.E.; Flammang, P. (2010). Bonding tactics in Ctenophores — Morphology and function of the colloblast system, in: von Byern, J. et al. Biological adhesive systems. pp. 29-40. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0286-2_3, more Flammang, P.; Lambert, A.; Wattier, E.; Hennebert, E. (2009). Protein phosphorylation: a widespread modification in marine adhesives, in: Anderson, G. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of The Adhesion Society, Inc., Savannah, Georgia, February 15-18, 2009. pp. 18-20, more Hennebert, E.; Wattiez, R.; Flammang, P. (2009). Characterization of adhesive secretions from sea star tube feet, in: Anderson, G. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of The Adhesion Society, Inc., Savannah, Georgia, February 15-18, 2009. pp. 200-202, more Santos, R.; Hennebert, E.; Coelho, A.V.; Flammang, P. (2009). The Echinoderm tube foot and its role in temporary underwater adhesion, in: Gorb, S.N. Functional surfaces in biology. Adhesion related phenomena volume 2. pp. 9-41. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6695-5_2, more Flammang, P.; Santos, R.; Haesaerts, D. (2005). Echinoderm adhesive secretions: from experimental characterization to biotechnological applications, in: Matranga, V. (Ed.) Echinodermata. Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology. Marine Molecular Biotechnology, 39: pp. 201-220, more Haesaerts, D.; Jangoux, M.; Flammang, P. (2003). Study of the perimetamorphic period of a sea star Asterias rubens by scanning electron microscopy, in: Féral, J.-P. et al. Echinoderm Research 2001: proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Echinoderm Research, Banyuls-sur-mer, 3-7 September 2001. pp. 155-159, more Dubois, Ph.; Chambost, Y.; Coteur, G.; Danis, B.; Dutrieux, S.; Feldstein, T.; Gillan, D.; Joly, G.; Pernet, Ph.; Radenac, G.; Warnau, M.; Jangoux, M.; Gosselin, P.; Postiau, P.; Flammang, P.; Wantier, P. (2002). Impact des métaux lourds et polychlorobiphényles associés aux sédiments sur les organismes de Mer du Nord = De invloed van zware metalen en polychloorbifenylen geassocieerd aan sedimenten op organismen in de Noordzee, in: Duurzaam Beheer van de Noordzee: presentatie van de onderzoeksresultaten, 21-22/01/2002. Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy (SPSD I): Programme "Sustainable Management of the North Sea" = Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO I): Programma "Duurzaam beheer van de Noordzee", , more Flammang, P. (1996). Adhesion in echinoderms, in: Jangoux, M. et al. (Ed.) Echinoderm Studies, volume 5. Echinoderm Studies, 5: pp. 1-60, more Flammang, P.; Jangoux, M. (1994). Ultrastructure of the accessory podia of Laganum depressum (Echinoidea, Clypeasteroida) with special emphasis on the disc epidermis, in: David, B. et al. (Ed.) Echinoderms through time: Proceedings of the Eighth International Echinoderm Conference Dijon, France 6-10 September 1993. pp. 661-667, more Flammang, P.; De Ridder, C.; Jangoux, M. (1990). Morphologie fonctionnelle des podia pénicillés chez l'échinide fouisseur Echinocardium cordatum (Echinodermata), in: De Ridder, C. et al. (Ed.) Echinoderm Research. Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Echinoderms, Brussels, Belgium, 18-21 September 1989. pp. 233-238, more
Abstracts (8) [show]
Bayaert, W.S.; Duchatelet, L.; Coubris, C.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J.; Delroisse, J. (2024). The optical fiber like-structure of the bioluminescent brittle star Amphiura filiformis: a path to light, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 51, more Caulier, G.; Lourtie, A.; Gerbaux, P.; Claereboudt, J.S.; Flammang, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2024). Saponins: multitasking chemical signatures in asteroids and holothuroids, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 57, more Delroisse, J.; Bayaert, W.; Rousseaux, J.; Lau, E.; Majerova, M.; Ullrich-Lüter, J.; Buckley, K.; Ortega-Martinez, O.; Oliveri, P.; Marletaz, F.; Martinez, P.; Parey, E.; Oakley, T.; Marek, M.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2024). Insights into the evolution of bioluminescence in echinoderms, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 65, more Nonclercq, Y.; Flammang, P.; Eeckhaut, I.; Delroisse, J. (2024). New light on the diversity of photoreception types in sea cucumbers, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 104, more Cohen-Rengifo, M.; Flammang, P.; Dubois, P. (2014). Tube foot mechanical properties in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus from habitats presenting a range of seawater velocities, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 25, more Lanterbecq, D.; Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Photoreception in echinoderms: PCR amplification of opsin-like genes in Paracentrotus lividus and Asterias rubens, in: Johnson, C. (Ed.) Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia, 5-9 2009 January 2009. pp. 291, more Van Dyck, S.; Gerbaux, P.; Flammang, P. (2013). Saponin diversity and body distribution in five tropical species of sea cucumbers from the family Holothuriidae, in: Johnson, C. (Ed.) Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia, 5-9 2009 January 2009. pp. 306, more Van Dyck, S.; Gerbaux, P.; Flammang, P. (2013). Molecular diversity and body distribution of the saponins in the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali, in: Johnson, C. (Ed.) Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia, 5-9 2009 January 2009. pp. 274-275, more
Other publication [show]
Hennebert, E.; Santos, R.; Flammang, P. (2012). Echinoderms don't suck: evidence against the involvement of suction in tube foot attachment. Zoosymposia 7: 25-32, more

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