Mutschelknaus, J., Meusel, G., Martin, P., Stach, T., Arabuli, L., & Matuschewski, K. (2026). Trematode cercariae diversity in freshwater snails of the southern district of Augsburg, Germany. Parasitology Research (accepted for publication). No online version available
Fathoni, I., Kina, Ü. Y., Chan, A. H. Y., Lee, J., Ho, T.C.S., Rauch, M., Martin, P., Meissner, E.A., Stach, T., Leeper, F. J., Rug, M., Matuschewski, K. & Salib, K. J. (2026). Plasmodium thiamine pyrophosphokinase is essential for sporozoite formation and activation of an antiplasmodial thiamine analogue. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(35), e2534594123. Link
20254 publications
Le, M. L. V., Park, S., & Stach, T. (2025). Comparative 3D‐anatomy of appendicularian endostyles (Tunicata, Chordata) ‐ a tale of reduction. Journal of Morphology, 286(7), e70061. Link
Garcia G. T., Kühn, C., Stach, T. & Melo-de-Pinna, G. F. A. (2025). Ecophysiology of phloem loading in succulent leaves with different anatomical patterns of Aizoaceae species (Caryophyllales). Physiologia Plantarum. 177(4). Link
Noetzold, S. I., Hawat, S., Stach, T., Ruaud, S., Szoevenyi, P., Hippler, M., & Wicke, S. (2025). Submersion and oxidative stress triggers pyrenoid formation, carbon concentration-related protein remodeling and sub-plastidial rearrangements in hornworts. BioRxiv. 2025‑05. Link
Kithinji, H. K., Dayou, O., Botton‐Divet, L., Stach, T., & Wicke, S. (2025). 2D and 3D visualization of herbaceous plant–plant contact zones using high‐resolution X‐ray computed tomography (HRXCT). Plants, People, Planet. 7: 367‑381. Link
20242 publications
Klirs, Y., Novosolov, M., Gissi, C., Garić, R., Pupko, T., Stach, T., & Huchon, D. (2024). Evolutionary insights from the mitochondrial genome of Oikopleura dioica: sequencing challenges, RNA editing, gene transfers to the nucleus, and tRNA loss. Genome biology and evolution. 16: evae181. Link
Jost, J., Hirzmann, J., Ďureje, Ľ., Maaz, D., Martin, P., Stach, T., Heitlinger, E. & Jarquín-Díaz, V. H. (2024). Dentition patterns and molecular diversity of Mastophorus muris (Gmelin, 1790) (Nematoda: Spiruroidea) support a host-associated subdivision. Parasitology Research. 123: 237. Link
20235 publications
Le, M. L. V., Müller, L. M., & Stach, T. (2023). The oral sensory organs in Bathochordaeus stygius (Tunicata Appendicularia) are unique in structure and homologous to the coronal organ. Frontiers in zoology. 20: 40-. Link
Zemann, B., Le, M. L. V., Sherlock, R. E., Baum, D., Katija, K., & Stach, T. (2023). Evolutionary traces of miniaturization in a giant—Comparative anatomy of brain and brain nerves in Bathochordaeus stygius (Tunicata, Appendicularia). Journal of Morphology. 284: e21598. Link
Stach, T. (2023). »... und lasse mir den Orion vom Zenith auf den Bauch scheinen« – Oskar Heinroth und die Erste Deutsche Südsee-Expedition. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 57: 275‑287. Link
Becker, C., Adam, A., Dommisch, H., Stach, T., & Schaefer, A. S. (2023). In vitro induction of Entamoeba gingivalis cyst-like structures from trophozoites in response to antibiotic treatment. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. 13: 1201394. Link
Stach, T., & Starck, M. (2023). Can you tell me anything about homology? Any one thing that is new?. Journal of Morphology. 284: e21578-e21578. Link
20215 publications
Korbmacher, F., Drepper, B., Sanderson, T., Martin, P., Stach, T., Maier, A. G., Matuschewski, K. & Matz, J. M. (2021). An apicoplast‐resident folate transporter is essential for sporogony of malaria parasites. Cellular microbiology. 23: e13266. Link
Le, M. L. V., Novosolov, M., Huchon, D., & Stach, T. (2021). The pericardium of Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata, Appendicularia) contains two distinct cell types and is rotated by 90 degrees to the left. Zoomorphology. 140: 527‑537. Link
Razghandi, K., Janßen, N., Le, M. L. V., & Stach, T. (2021). The filter‐house of the larvacean Oikopleura dioica. A complex extracellular architecture: From fiber production to rudimentary state to inflated house. Journal of Morphology. 282: 1259‑1273. Link
Rohlfs, L., Müller, K., & Stach, T. (2021). The pericardial body of Ciona intestinalis contains hemocytes and degenerating muscle cells, but no parasites. Acta Parasitologica. 66: 560‑568. Link
Stach, T. (2021). Zoology 2.0 – Careful reading advised. Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research. 59: 341‑343. Link
20203 publications
Pruteanu, M., Hernández Lobato, J. I., Stach, T., & Hengge, R. (2020). Common plant flavonoids prevent the assembly of amyloid curli fibres and can interfere with bacterial biofilm formation. Environmental microbiology. 22: 5280‑5299. Link
Matz, J. M., Drepper, B., Blum, T. B., van Genderen, E., Burrell, A., Martin, P., Stach, T., Collinson, L. M., Abrahams, J. P., Matuschewski, K. & Blackman, M. J. (2020). A lipocalin mediates unidirectional heme biomineralization in malaria parasites. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(28), 16546‑16556. Link
Braun, K., Leubner, F., & Stach, T. (2020). Phylogenetic analysis of phenotypic characters of Tunicata supports basal Appendicularia and monophyletic Ascidiacea. Cladistics. 36: 259‑300. Link
20193 publications
Braun, K. and Stach, T. Morphology and evolution of the central nervous system in adult tunicates. Journal of Zoological Systematics and evolutionary research. 57: 323‑344. Link
Groepler, W. and Stach, T. On organ development in larvae of Diplosoma migrans (Menker & Ax, 1976) (Tunicata, Ascidiacea, Didemnidae). Zoomorphology. 138: 493–509. Link
Afzali, A., Hesni, M. A., Teimori, A. and Stach, T. Pyura gangelion (Savigny, 1816) (Tunicata: Pyuridae) from the Persian Gulf. Current Science. 117: 1207‑1211. Link
20182 publications
Braun, K. and Stach, T. Distribution and evolution of serotonin-like immunoreactive cells in Thaliacea (Tunicata). Zoomorphology. 137: 565–578. Link
Meer, J., Steindorf, J., Lamas Cornejo, C., Chichester, L. Huss, T. J., Katan-Schmid, E., Keil, M., Nyakatura, J., Schramke, S. and Stach, T. Audiowalk: Körper, Zeit, Bewegung. Link
20175 publications
Braun, K. and Stach, T. Structure and ultrastructure of eyes and brains of Thalia democratica (Thaliacea, Tunicata, Chordata). Journal of Morphology. 278: 1421‑1437. Link
Stach, T. Anmerkungen zur Rolle des Vergleichs in der Morphologie. Pp. 41‑54. In: Bruhn, M. and Scholtz, G. (eds.): Der vergleichende Blick: Formanalyse in Natur- und Kulturwissenschaften. Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin. No online version available
Amelung, K. and Stach, T. Viren visualisieren. Notizen zu David S. Goodsells Wissenschafts-Illustrationen und ihrer Verwendung in der Molekularbiologie zwischen Bildmodell und Spur. Bildwelten des Wissens. 13: 24‑28. Link
Amelung, K. and Stach, T. Visualizing viruses. Notes on David Goodsell's Scientific Illustrations and Their Use in Molecular Biology between Picture Model and Trace. Pp. 29‑34. In: Bock von Wülfingen, B. (ed.): Traces. Generating what was there. Walter De Groyter GmbH, Berlin, Boston. Link
Gissi, C., Hastings, K. E. M., Gasparini, F., Stach, T., Pennati, R. and Manni, L. (2017) An unprecedented taxonomic revision of a model organism: the paradigmatic case of Ciona robusta and Ciona intestinalis. Zoologica Scripta. published online: doi:10.1111/zsc.12233 Link
20163 publications
Braun, K. and Stach, T. (2016) Comparative study of serotonin-like immunoreactivity in the branchial basket, digestive tract, and nervous system in tunicates. Zoomorphology. 135: 351‑366. Link
Stach, T. (2016) Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto: Let's call the whole thing off. Evolution & Development. 18: 69‑70. Link
Schramke, S. and Stach, T. (2016). Selbst bewegt. Shelter in Natur und Kultur. Pp. 189‑196. In: Doll, N., Bredekamp, H. and Schäffner, W. (eds.). +ultra. gestaltung schafft wissen. E. A. Seemann Verlag, Leipzig. Link
201511 publications
Stach, T. and Anselmi, C. (2015) High-precision morphology: Bifocal 4D-microscopy enables the comparison of detailed cell lineages of two chordate species separated for more than 525 million years. BMC Biology 13:113. Link
Pennati, R., Ficetola, F., Brunetti, R., Caicci, F., Gasparini, F., Griggio, F., Sato, A., Stach, T., Kaul-Strehlow, S., Gissi, C. and Manni, L. (2015) Morphological differences between larvae of the Ciona intestinalis species complex: hints for a valid taxonomic definition of distinct species. PLOS one Biology. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0122879. Link
Braun, K., Kaul-Strehlow, S., Ullrich-Lüter, E. and Stach, T. (2015) Structure and ultrastructure of eyes of tornaria larvae of Glossobalanus marginatus. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution. 15: 423‑428. Link
Kaul-Strehlow, S., Urata, M., Minokawa, T., Stach, T and Wanninger, A. (2015) Neurogenesis in directly and indirectly developing enteropneusts: of nets and cords. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution. 15: 405‑422. Link
Stach, T. (2015). Science behind, around, and after trees. BioScience. 65: 119‑120. Link
Stach, T. What's in a name? Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 53: 185. Link
Stach, T. Xenoturbella. Pp. 62‑66. In: Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Harzsch, S. and Purschke, G. (eds.) Structure and evolution of invertebrate nervous systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Link
Stach, T. Hemichordata. Pp. 689‑698. In: Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Harzsch, S. and Purschke, G. (eds.) Structure and evolution of invertebrate nervous systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Link
Lacalli, T. and Stach, T. Acrania. Pp. 719‑728. In: Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Harzsch, S. and Purschke, G. (eds.) Structure and evolution of invertebrate nervous systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Link
Richter, S., Stach, T. and Wanninger, A. Perspective – nervous system development in bilaterian larvae: testing the concept of ‘primary larvae’. Pp. 313‑324. In: Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Harzsch, S. and Purschke, G. (eds.) Structure and evolution of invertebrate nervous systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Link
Stach, T. Existenzweisen. Buchrezension. Exzellenzcluster Bild, Wissen, Gestaltung. Cluster-Zeitung. 102: 12‑13. No online version available
20144 publications
Nishida, H. and Stach, T. Cell Lineages and fate maps in tunicates: conservation and modification. Zoological Science. 31: 645‑652. Link
Stach, T. Deuterostome phylogeny - a morphological perspective. In: Bartolomaeus, T. and Wägele, W. (eds.) Deep Metazoan Phylogeny: The Backbone of the Tree of Life. De Gruyter, Berlin. Pp.: 425‑457. Link
Stach, T. From Taxonomy to Systematics – Life and Work of Willi Hennig. Buchrezension. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 52: 352‑353. Link
Merker, S., Gruhl, A., and Stach, T. Comparative anatomy of the heart-glomerulus complex of Cephalodiscus gracilis (Pterobranchia): structure, function, and phylogenetic implications. Zoomorphology. 133: 83‑98. Link
20136 publications
Stach, T. Larval anatomy of the pterobranch Cephalodiscus gracilis supports secondarily derived sessility concordant with molecular phylogenies. Naturwissenschaften. 100: 1187‑1191. Link
Rigon, F., Stach, T., Caicci, F., Gasparini, F., Burighel, P., and Manni, L. Evolutionary diversification of secondary mechanoreceptor cells in Tunicata. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13: 112. Link
Kaul-Strehlow, S. and Stach, T. A detailed description of the development of the hemichordate Saccoglossus kowalevskii using SEM, TEM, Histology and 3D-reconstructions. Frontiers in Zoology. 10: 53. Link
Kneer, D., Monniot, F., Stach, T., and Christianen M. J. A. Ascidia subterranea sp. nov. (Phlebobranchia: Ascidiidae), a new tunicate belonging to the A. sydneiensis Stimpson, 1855 group, found as burrow associate of Axiopsis serratifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 (Decapoda: Axiidae) on Derawan Island, Indonesia. Zootaxa. 3616: 485‑494. Link
Stach, T. Pfeil und Bogen. Buchrezension. Exzellenzcluster Bild, Wissen, Gestaltung. Cluster-Zeitung. 28: 9‑10. Link
Stach, T. Die Seescheiden Helgolands. Buchrezension. GfbS Newsletter. 28: 43‑44. Link
20123 publications
Stach, T., Gruhl, A., and Kaul-Strehlow, S. The central and peripheral nervous system of Cephalodiscus gracilis (Pterobranchia, Deuterostomia). Zoomorphology. 131: 11‑24. Link
Ziegler, A., Schröder, L., Ogurreck, M., Faber, C., and Stach, T. Evolution of a novel muscle design in sea urchins (Echinodermata: Echinoidea). PLOSone. 7: e37520. Link
Thewes, S., Krohn, S., Schmith, A., Herzog, S., Stach, T., Weissenmayer, B. and Mutzel, R. The calcineurin dependent transcription factor TacA is involved in development and the stress response of Dictyostelium discoideum. European Journal of Cell Biology. 91: 789‑799. Link
20116 publications
Stach, T. and Kaul, S. The ultrastructure of the post-anal tail of the enteropneust Saccoglossus kowalevskii shows no sign of homology to the chordate tail. Acta Zoologica. 92: 150‑160. Link
Kaul-Strehlow, S. and Stach, T. The pericardium in the deuterostome Saccoglossus kowalevskii (Enteropneusta) develops from the ectoderm via schizocoely. Zoomorphology. 130: 107‑120. Link
Nilsson Sköld, H., Stach, T., Bishop, J., Herbst, E., and Thorndyke, M. Pattern of cell proliferation during budding in the colonial ascidian Diplosoma listerianum. Biological Bulletin. 221: 126‑136. Link
Stach, T. and Erpenbeck, D. Neiddebatte. Internationales Jahr der Biodiversität 2010. GfbS Newsletter. 25: 34‑35. Link
Stach, T. Reply to: "Attempt at a neuroanatomical glossary failed?" Frontiers in Zoology. 7: 29. Link
Stach, T. and Hansson, H. Tunicata - manteldjur. Pp.: 42‑159. In: Ryggsträngsdjur: Lansettfiskar - broksfiskar. Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges Flora och Fauna. Dz 1‑34. Artdatabanken, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU), Uppsala. Link
20104 publications
Stach, T., Braband, A. and Podsiadlowski, L. Erosion of phylogenetic signal in tunicate mitochondrial genomes on different levels of analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55: 860‑870. Link
Kaul, S. and Stach, T. Ontogeny of the collar cord: neurulation in the hemichordate Saccoglossus kowalevskii. Journal of Morphology. 271: 1240‑1259. Link
Richter, S., Loesel, R., Purschke, G, Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Scholtz, G., Stach, T., Wanninger, A., Brenneis, C., Döring, C., Fritsch, M., Grobe, P., Heuer, C. M., Kaul, S., Møller, O. S., Müller, C. H. G., Rieger, V., Stegner, M. E. J., Harzsch, S. Glossary of invertebrate neuroanatomical terms. Frontiers in Zoology. 7: 29. Link
Stach, T. Flügelkiemer, Engelsflügel und Schriftsteine. Mikrokosmos 99: 236‑241. Link
20092 publications
Stach, T. Anatomy of the trunk mesoderm in tunicates – homology considerations and phylogenetic interpretation. Zoomorphology. 128: 97‑109. Link
Stach, T. and Kirbach, A. Larval convergence in a colonial tunicate – the organization of the sarcotubular complex in Ecteinascidia turbinata (Perophoridae, Phlebobranchiata, Tunicata, Chordata). Zoomorphology. 128: 1‑11. Link
20082 publications
Stach, T. Review: Chordate phylogeny and evolution: a not so simple three-taxon problem. Journal of Zoology. 276: 117‑141 Link
Stach, T., Winter, J., Bouquet, J.-M., Chourrout, D. and Schnabel, R. Embryology of a planktonic tunicate reveals traces of sessility. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105: 7229‑7234 Link
20073 publications
Stach, T. Ontogeny of the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata, Chordata) reveals characters similar to ascidian larvae with sessile adults. Zoomorphology. 126: 203‑214. Link
Fritzsch, G., Böhme M. U., Thorndyke, M., Nakano, H., Israelsson, O., Stach, T., Schlegel, M., Hankeln, T. and Stadler, P. F. PCR survey of Xenoturbella bocki hox genes. Journal of Experimental Zoology (Molecules, Development and Evolution). 308: 1–7 Link
Stach, T. Ein Beitrag zum Verständnis der Evolution der Chordata und Deuterostomia basierend auf einer konsequent phylogenetischen Untersuchung morphologischer Merkmale unter Berücksichtigung molekularer Sequenzdaten. Habilitation. Freie Universität Berlin. 1‑231. No online version available
20056 publications
Stach, T., Dupont, S., Israelson, O., Fauville, G., Nakano, H., and Thorndyke, M. Nerve cells of Xenoturbella bocki (phylum uncertain) and Harrimania kupfferi (Enteropneusta) are positively immunoreactive to antibodies raised against echinoderm neuropeptides. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 85: 1519‑1524. Link
Rosenberg, R., Dupont, S., Lundälv, T., Nilsson Sköld, H., Norkko, A., Roth, J., Stach, T., and Thorndyke, M. Biology of the basket star Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (L.). Marine Biology. 148: 43‑50 Link
Stach, T. Comparison of the serotonergic nervous system among Tunicata: implications for its evolution within Chordata. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution. 5: 15‑24. Link
Stach, T. and Turbeville, C. The role of appendicularians in chordate evolution – a phylogenetic analysis of molecular and morphological characters, with remarks on 'neoteny scenarios'. Pp.: 9‑26. In: Response of marine ecosystems to global change: ecological impact of appendicularians. Editors: Gorsky, G., Youngbluth, M. J., and Deibel, D. Contemporary Publishing International, Paris. Link
Stach, T. Tunicata. Brockhaus-Enzyklopädie. Pp.: 414‑435. Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus AG, Mannheim. Link
Stach, T. Acrania. Brockhaus-Enzyklopädie. Pp: 436‑439. Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus AG, Mannheim. Link
20041 publications
Stach, T. First report of Aplidium antillense (Gravier, 1955), (Tunicata, Aplousobranchiata) from Florida. Florida Scientist. 67(2): 154‑158. Link
20031 publications
Stach, T. Cephalochordata. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Pp: 485‑493. Gale Group, Chicago. Link
20022 publications
Stach, T. and Turbeville, C. Phylogeny of Tunicata inferred from molecular and morphological characters. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 25: 408‑428. Link
Stach, T. Minireview: On the homology of the protocoel in Cephalochordata and 'lower' Deuterostomia. Acta Zoologica. 83: 25‑31. Link
20002 publications
Stach, T. Microscopic anatomy of developmental stages of Branchiostoma lanceolatum (Cephalochordata, Chordata). Bonner zoologische Monographien. 47: 1‑111. Link
Stach, T. Ultrastructural characterization of a rostral secretory gland present in larval Branchiostoma lanceolatum. Annales des Sciences naturelles, Zoologie. Paris. 21: 19‑25. Link
19992 publications
Stach, T. Microscopic anatomy of developmental stages of Branchiostoma lanceolatum (Cephalochordata, Chordata). Dissertation. Universität Tübingen. 1‑169. Link
Stach, T. The ontogeny of the notochord of Branchiostoma lanceolatum. Acta Zoologica. 81: 25‑33. Link
19982 publications
Stach, T. and Eisler, K. The ontogeny of the nephridial system of the larval amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum). Acta Zoologica. 79: 113‑118. Link
Stach, T. Coelomic cavities may function as a vascular system in amphioxus larvae. Biological Bulletin. 195: 260‑263. Link
19961 publications
Stach, T. On the preoral pit of the larval amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum). Annales des Sciences naturelles, Zoologie, Paris. 17: 129‑134. Link
Published abstracts and conference proceedings
20193 publications
Stach, T. Phylogenies and morphologies - on the evolution of Rarely Considered Organisms. Fourth International Workshop. Land use conflicts and edge effects – a comparative approach. Abstracts. 4. Link
Huchon, D., Novosolov, M. Garic, R., Shenkar, N., Stach, T. and Giss, C. Insights on the mitochondrial genome of appendicularians. The 10th International Tunicate Meeting. Abstracts. 122. No online version available
Braun, K., Leubner, F. and Stach, T. Phylogenetic analysis of phenotypic characters of Tunicata supports basal Appendicularia and monophyletic Ascidiacea. The 10th International Tunicate Meeting. Abstracts. 46. No online version available
20182 publications
Stach, T. Endless forms, most unconstrained. University Galway. Society of Evolutionary Developmental Biologists. Bi-Annual Meeting. Abstracts. 17. Link
Stach, T. Some thoughts on threesomes, MorphoEvoDevo and happiness. Universität Greifswald. DZG-Tagungsband. Abstracts. 282. Link
20175 publications
Braun, K. and Stach, T. Phylogeny of Tunicata – a morphology based analysis. The 4th International Congress on Invertebrate Morphology. Abstracts. 74. Link
Stach, T. There and back again (and again) – Evolution of bilaterality in deuterostomes. The 4th International Congress on Invertebrate Morphology. Abstracts. 50. Link
Razghandi, K., Pecina, S., Bothe, A. and Stach, T. Structure-Function Analysis of the Filter-House of the Appendicularian Oikopleura diocia. The 9th International Tunicate Meeting. Abstracts. 67. Link
Braun, K. and Stach, T. Phylogeny of Tunicata – a morphology based analysis. The 9th International Tunicate Meeting. Abstracts. 145. Link
Razghandi, K., Pecina, S., Bothe, A., Braun, K., Jany, S. and Stach, T. Evolution of the dead – diversification of extracorporal materials of tunicates. The 9th International Tunicate Meeting. Abstracts. 156. Link
20162 publications
Braun, K., Peschel, C. and Stach, T. Visual orientation in three dimension – observations on the structure and ultrastructure of eyes in salps (Thaliacea, Tunicata, Chordata). Universität Kiel. DZG-Tagungsband. Abstracts. 60. Link
Braun, K. and Stach, T. Comparative study of serotonin-like immunoreactivity in the branchial basket, digestive tract, and nervous system in tunicates. Universität Kiel. DZG-Tagungsband. Abstracts. 26. Link
20152 publications
Stach, T. and Anselmi, C. High-precision morphology: comparing tunicate cell lineages using bifocal 4D-microscopy. The 8th International Tunicate Meeting. Abstracts. 2. No online version available
Braun, K. and Stach, T. Stainings with antiserotonin antibody reveal a characteristic pattern along the branchial basket in four ascidians. The 8th International Tunicate Meeting. Abstracts. 4. No online version available
20142 publications
Stach, T. On congruence. Universität Göttingen. DZG-Tagungsband. Abstracts. 301. Link
Hiller, A. and Stach, T. Phylogenetic analysis of Salpida (Thaliacea, Tunicata, Chordata) based on morphological characters. Universität Göttingen. DZG-Tagungsband. Abstracts. 303. Link
20131 publications
Stach, T. Homology: why, where, when, and how? 1st International Symposium of the Japanese association of Marine Biology. Abstracts. 23. Link
20122 publications
Stach, T. Prospects of cell lineage data in phylogenetic analyses. Universität Konstanz. DZG-Tagungsband. Abstracts. 211. Link
Rigon, F., Shimeld, S.M., Stach, T., Caicci, F., Gasparini, F., Burighel, P., Zaniolo, G., and Manni, L. Evolution and development of the coronal organ in tunicates: homology to vertebrate lateral line? Universität Konstanz. DZG-Tagungsband. Abstracts. 221. Link
20119 publications
Stach, T. Phylogenetic patterns from morphogenetic processes. Deep Metazoan Phylogeny 2011. New data, new challenges. Zitteliana. B30: 48. Link
Stach, T., Federico, C., Burighel, P., Rigon, F., Gasparini, F., Zaniolo, G., Manni, L. Hair cells in Tunicata: when did the lateral line evolve? Deep Metazoan Phylogeny 2011. New data, new challenges. Zitteliana. B30: 48. Link
Kaul-Strehlow and Stach, T. The development of the mesoderm and associate structures in the hemichordate Saccoglossus kowalevskii: left-right asymmetries in a non-chordate deuterostome. Deep Metazoan Phylogeny 2011. New data, new challenges. Zitteliana. B30: 28. Link
Stach, T. Characters and explanation – the prospects of an oxymoron. 2nd International Congress on Invertebrate Morphology. Program & Abstracts. 145. No online version available
Kaul, S. and Stach, T. Hemichordate development in 3D: a morphological study of the ontogeny of Saccoglossus kowalevskii reveals unperceived left-right asymmetries. 2nd International Congress on Invertebrate Morphology. Program & Abstracts. 87. No online version available
Caicci, F., Stach, T., Burighel, P., Rigon, F., Gasparini, F., Zaniolo, G. and Manni, L. Strutture sensoriali orali nei Thaliacea (Tunicata) ed evoluzione della meccanocezione nei Chordata. LXXI Congresso U.Z.I. Bologna. 87. Link
Stach, T. Entering new dimension of evolutionary research. LVII Convegno del G.E.I. 42. Link
Merker, S. and Stach, T. A matter of heart: comparative 3D-ultrastructure of the complex of Cephalodiscus gracilis (Pterobranchia, Deuterostomia). Biosystematics Berlin 2011, 15 Grad Druckproduktion Berlin. 250. Link
Kaul, S. and Stach, T. Schizocoely in deuterostomes: the ontogeny of the pericardium in Saccoglossus kowalevskii (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta). Biosystematics Berlin 2011, 15 Grad Druckproduktion Berlin. 184. Link
20102 publications
Stach, T. and Kaul, S. The history of heads and tails – a multi evidence approach to unravel deuterostome evolution. Hennig XXIX. No online version available
Jessen, C., Stach, T., Wild, C. The effect of herbivory on benthic community composition and algal growth on a reef flat in the Red Sea, Euro ISRS Symposium 2010 – Wageningen: 216. No online version available
20092 publications
Kaul, S., Gruhl, A. and Stach, T. The evolution of chordate characters in deuterostomes – a morphological perspective. The 5th International Tunicate Meeting: 51. No online version available
Stach, T., Braband, A. and Podsiadlowski, L. The mitochondrial genome of the aplousobranch ascidian Clavelina lepadiformis shows traces of plesiomorphy in a highly derived genome. The 5th International Tunicate Meeting: 53. No online version available
20084 publications
Stach, T. Neurulation and collar cord of the enteropneust Saccoglossus kowalevskii – an investigation based on electron microscopy. Journal of Morphology. 269: 1467. Link
Stach, T. and Paasch, A. The significance of the post-anal tail in chordate deuterostomes. Journal of Morphology. 269: 1458. Link
Stach, T., Peschel, C. and Paasch, A. Organization of the mesoderm in ascidian larvae. Systematics 2008, Universitätsverlag Göttingen: 329. Link
Stach, T., Braband, A. and Podsiadlowski, L. (2008). Comparative mitochondrial genomics of Tunicata. Systematics 2008, Universitätsverlag Göttingen: 328. Link
20074 publications
Stach, T., Winter, J. and Schnabel, R. Cell lineage analysis in Oikopleura dioica reveals early fate restriction, germ layer affiliation, and body axis determination. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution. 7: 100‑101. Link
Stach, T. Phylogeny of extant Tunicata and its bearing on chordate evolution. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution. 7: 100. Link
Kirbach, A. and Stach, T. Comparative ultrastructure of larval musculature in tunicates and its phylogenetic implication. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution. 7: 58. Link
Winter, J. and Stach, T. Electron microscopic analysis of the ontogeny of the appendicularians Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata, Chordata). Organisms, Diversity and Evolution. 7: 114. Link
20051 publications
Stach, T., Dupont, S., Israelson,O., Fauville, G., Nakano, H., and Thorndyke, M. Immunohistochemistry supports the inclusion of Xenoturbella bocki (phylum uncertain) in Deuterostomia and the "Ambulacraria-hypothesis". Organisms, Diversity and Evolution. 5: 320. Link
20041 publications
Stach, T. Current controversies in deuterostome phylogeny. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 137: S2. Link
20031 publications
Stach, T. Evolution of the serotonergic nervous system in Chordata. Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft. 96: 68. Link
20013 publications
Stach, T. On the homology of the protocoel in deuterostome taxa. Journal of Morphology. 248: 287. Link
Stach, T. and Hessling, R. Confocal laser scanning microscopic analysis of the central and peripheral nervous system in the head of larval amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum, Cephalochordata, Chordata). Journal of Morphology. 248: 287. Link
Stach, T. and Turbeville, C. Phylogenetic relationships within the Tunicata. Zoology. 104, IV: 73. No online version available
