Movement and storage of nematocysts across development in the nudibranch Berghia stephanieae (Valdés, 2005)

Abstract Background Intracellular sequestration requires specialized cellular and molecular mechanisms allowing a predator to retain and use specific organelles that once belonged to its prey. Little is known about how common cellular mechanisms, like phagocytosis, can be modified to selectively int...

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Main Authors: Jessica A. Goodheart, Vanessa Barone, Deirdre C. Lyons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-022-00460-1