A comparative study of populations of Ectopleura crocea and Ectopleura ralphi (Hydrozoa, Tubulariidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
, 2014 Ectopleura crocea (L. Agassiz, 1862) and Ectopleura ralphi (Bale, 1884) are two of the nominal tubulariid species re-corded for the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SWAO), presumably with wide but disjunct geographical ranges and similar morphologies.
Ale, Ezequiel +2 more
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Morphology and distribution of a deep-water Narcomedusa (Solmarisidae) from the northeast Pacific
Scientia Marina, 2000 Specimens of Solmaris sp. (Solmarisidae, Narcomedusae) with only four tentacles were collected in the northeast Pacific. The majority were collected in Canadian Pacific waters by Tucker trawl from stations outside the 500-m contour off the west coast of ...
Mary Needler Arai +2 more
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Frontiers in Zoology, 2022 Background Intracellular sequestration requires specialized cellular and molecular mechanisms allowing a predator to retain and use specific organelles that once belonged to its prey.
Jessica A. Goodheart +2 more
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New record of the sea anemone Kadosactis antarctica (Carlgren, 1928): re-description of an Antarctic deep-sea sea anemone, and a discussion of its generic and familial placement [PDF]
, 2005 Sagartiogeton antarcticus Carlgren, 1928 is an Antarctic deep-sea species of sea anemone only known from its holotype. The species has been assigned to the genera Sagartiogeton and Kadosactis, and is currently placed within the family Kadosactidae ...
López González, Pablo José +1 more
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Effects of predation by Hydra (Cnidaria) on cladocerans (Crustacea: Cladocera)
Journal of Limnology, 2016 Planktonic cladocerans have evolved different strategies to avoid predation from vertebrates; these include changes in morphology, behavior, physiology, and/or life-history traits.
Ligia Rivera-De la Parra +2 more
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Diversity of Zoanthids (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) on Hawaiian Seamounts: Description of the Hawaiian Gold Coral and Additional Zoanthids [PDF]
, 2013 The Hawaiian gold coral has a history of exploitation from the deep slopes and seamounts of the Hawaiian Islands as one of the precious corals commercialised in the jewellery industry.
A Bertoloni +62 more
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Microbial arms race: Ballistic "nematocysts" in dinoflagellates represent a new extreme in organelle complexity [PDF]
, 2017 We examine the origin of harpoon-like secretory organelles (nematocysts) in dinoflagellate protists. These ballistic organelles have been hypothesized to be homologous to similarly complex structures in animals (cnidarians); but we show, using structural,
Gavelis, G.S +9 more
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Toxicon: X, 2022 Cnidarians (jellyfish, hydroids, sea anemones, and corals) possess a unique method for venom production, maintenance, and deployment through a decentralized system composed of different types of venom-filled stinging structures called nematocysts.
Anna M.L. Klompen +2 more
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Acontia, a Specialised Defensive Structure, Has Low Venom Complexity in Calliactis polypus
Toxins, 2023 Phylum Cnidaria represents a unique group among venomous taxa, with its delivery system organised as individual organelles, known as nematocysts, heterogeneously distributed across morphological structures rather than packaged as a specialised organ ...
Hayden L. Smith +4 more
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Risky foraging by Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis)
Journal of Field Ornithology, 2022 Organisms escape consumers using a variety of behaviors and structural or physiological defenses (e.g., toxins and irritants). Portuguese men o’ war (Physalia physalis) rely on nematocysts to immobilize or kill their prey, chiefly fish, but the ...
Ryan Call, Dave Shutler
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