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Evidence of Cnidarians sensitivity to sound after exposure to low frequency underwater sources [PDF]
, 2016 Jellyfishes represent a group of species that play an important role in oceans, particularly as a food source for different taxa and as a predator of fish larvae and planktonic prey.
André, Michel +5 more
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New record for the distribution of the colonial hydroid Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771) (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) in Argentina [PDF]
, 2015 Cordylophora caspia is a colonial, athecate hydroid inhabiting both in freshwater and brackish habitats. Its global distribution is in part due to its ability to tolerate a wide range of salinity.
Acuña, Fabian Horacio +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Cnidarians may negatively impact human activities and public health but concomitantly their venom represents a rich source of bioactive substances. Pelagia noctiluca is the most venomous and abundant jellyfish of the Mediterranean Sea and possesses a ...
R. Morabito +8 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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Sequestration of nematocysts by divergent cnidarian predators: mechanism, function, and evolution
, 2017 Animals have evolved diverse mechanisms to protect themselves from predators. Although such defenses are typically generated endogenously, some species have evolved the ability to acquire defenses by sequestering defensive chemicals or structures from ...
Jessica A. Goodheart, Alexandra E. Bely
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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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Haemolytic activity and characterization of nematocyst venom from Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) [PDF]
, 2013 We investigated the haemolytic capacity of the crude venom extracted from isolated nematocysts of Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa), and evidenced the proteic fractions responsible for this activity.
BENENATI, Gigliola +9 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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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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Marine Drugs, 2008 The toxicity of Cnidaria is a subject of concern due to its influence on humans. In particular, jellyfish blooms can highly affect human economical activities, such as bathing, fishery, tourism, etc., as well as the public health.
Luigi Pane +2 more
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