Structural and Developmental Disparity in the Tentacles of the Moon Jellyfish Aurelia sp.1.

Tentacles armed with stinging cells (cnidocytes) are a defining trait of the cnidarians, a phylum that includes sea anemones, corals, jellyfish, and hydras. While cnidarian tentacles are generally characterized as structures evolved for feeding and defense, significant variation exists between the t...

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Main Authors: David A Gold, Nagayasu Nakanishi, Nicholai M Hensley, Kira Cozzolino, Mariam Tabatabaee, Michelle Martin, Volker Hartenstein, David K Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4524682?pdf=render