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Powerful proteins from polyp possessing predators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Cnidarians are soft bodied animals possessing complex venom systems which have evolved to allow for the capture of arthropod and vertebrate prey, as well as to defend themselves against such predators.
Robinson P.J.   +5 more
core  

Associations between fishes (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) and anthozoans (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in epipelagic waters based on in situ records

open access: yesJournal of Fish Biology, Volume 107, Issue 6, Page 2166-2172, December 2025.
Abstract We formally describe the association of fishes and anthozoans in epipelagic waters, extending this relationship to beyond the benthos. In situ observations and photographs of Aluterus schoepfii, Ariomma regulus, Caranx cf. latus and Brama spp.
Gabriel V. F. Afonso   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activity of Palythoa caribaeorum Venom on Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Mammalian Superior Cervical Ganglion Neurons

open access: yesToxins, 2016
The Zoanthids are an order of cnidarians whose venoms and toxins have been poorly studied. Palythoa caribaeorum is a zoanthid commonly found around the Mexican coastline. In this study, we tested the activity of P.
Fernando Lazcano-Pérez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unveiling the Evolutionary History of European Vipers and Their Venoms From a Multi‐Omic Approach

open access: yesMolecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 21, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Snake genomes attract significant attention from multiple disciplines, including medicine, drug bioprospection, and evolutionary biology. However, genomic research within the Viperidae family has mostly focused on the subfamily Crotalinae, while the true vipers (Viperinae) have largely been overlooked.
Adrián Talavera   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of peptides derived from marine organisms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Casey Schmidt studied peptides from marine organisms in a range of different aspects focusing on their potential use as drug leads. She investigated a previously described peptide from the venom of a cone snail and the relationship between its three ...
Schmidt, Casey Ann
core   +1 more source

Heat Stress Drives Rapid Viral and Antiviral Innate Immunity Activation in Hexacorallia

open access: yesMolecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 20, October 2025.
ABSTRACT The class Hexacorallia, encompassing stony corals and sea anemones, plays a critical role in marine ecosystems. Coral bleaching, the disruption of the symbiosis between stony corals and zooxanthellate algae, is driven by seawater warming and further exacerbated by pathogenic microbes.
Ton Sharoni   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dermatologia comparativa: lesão de ataque por caravela portuguesa (Physalia physalis) Comparative dermatology: skin lesion produced by attack of jellyfishes (Physalia physalis)

open access: yesAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2011
Demonstra-se lesão dermatológica, em caprichoso formato de coração, característica de ataque por caravela-portuguesa, em banhista do sexo feminino, 21 anosIt is reported the case of a 21-year-old female bather with a skin lesion, heart-shaped ...
Maria do Carmo Araújo Palmeira Queiroz   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Presentation and Pathological Effects of a Hydrozoan Bloom on Farmed Atlantic Salmon

open access: yesJournal of Fish Diseases, Volume 48, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Largely unpredictable, gelatinous plankton blooms are a growing concern for the ever‐expanding mariculture industry. Recently, a bloom of a colonial hydrozoan known as Apolemia sp. was detected via a citizen‐science initiative, Nye.dugnadforhavet.no, in mid‐Norway in July 2023.
Angelico Madaro   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seabather's eruption: report of case in northeast region of Brazil Prurido do traje do banho: relato de caso na região nordeste do Brasil

open access: yesAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2012
Seabather's eruption is characterized by the occurrence of intensely itchy erythematous papules observed mainly in the region covered by swimwear. The dermatitis occurs due to the contact of planula larvae of scyphomedusae Linuche unguiculata with the ...
André Luiz Rossetto   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coral venom toxins [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The phylum Cnidaria contains a wide variety of unique organisms that possess interesting adaptations evolved over many years to help them survive in a competitive environment.
Daly, Norelle L.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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