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Blue angels have devil hands: Predatory behavior using cerata in Glaucus atlanticus. [PDF]
EcologyEcology, Volume 106, Issue 3, March 2025.
Yamamoto G, Kanai N, Miura T, Oguchi K.
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Associations between fishes (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) and anthozoans (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in epipelagic waters based on in situ records. [PDF]
J Fish BiolAbstract 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.
Afonso GVF +3 more
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Biology, 2022 Nematocysts are secretory organelles in cnidarians that play important roles in predation, defense, locomotion, and host invasion. However, the extent to which nematocysts contribute to adaptation and the mechanisms underlying nematocyst evolution are ...
Qingxiang Guo +4 more
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The cnidarian parasite Ceratonova shasta utilizes inherited and recruited venom-like compounds during infection [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background Cnidarians are the most ancient venomous organisms. They store a cocktail of venom proteins inside unique stinging organelles called nematocysts.
Benjamin Americus +6 more
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Being Safe, but Not Too Safe: A Nudibranch Feeding on a Bryozoan-Associated Hydrozoan
Diversity, 2023 Nudibranchs have a mostly carnivorous diet, and they prey on a wide variety of other animal taxa. Many species, mainly belonging to the Cladobranchia suborder, feed on cnidarians, including member of the class Hydrozoa.
Davide Maggioni +5 more
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Coral Venom and Toxins as Protection Against Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star Attack. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Crown‐of‐thorns sea star (CoTS) outbreaks are a main cause of hard coral cover decline across the Indo‐Pacific, posing a major threat to the resilience of coral reefs. However, the drivers underlying CoTS feeding on preferred (e.g., Acropora species) versus non‐preferred (e.g., Porites species) are poorly understood. We hypothesised that coral
Gorman LM +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Toxin production in nematocysts by Cnidaria phylum represents an important source of bioactive compounds. Using electrophysiology and, heterologous expression of mammalian ion channels in the Xenopus oocyte membrane, we identified two main effects ...
Antònia Colom-Casasnovas +6 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 Marine sponges thrive in benthic environments despite intense spatial competition and predator pressure. The sessile filter-feeders usually compensate their lack of physical defense and behavioral escape by a high level of bioactivity.
Johannes Schellenberg +8 more
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Nanosecond-scale kinetics of nematocyst discharge [PDF]
Current Biology, 2006 Document S1. Supplemental Experimental ProceduresxDownload (.15 MB ) Document S1.
Nüchter, Timm +4 more
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Light modulated cnidocyte discharge predates the origins of eyes in Cnidaria
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Complex biological traits often originate by integrating previously separate parts, but the organismal functions of these precursors are challenging to infer.
Natasha Picciani +5 more
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