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

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

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