The colonial cnidarian Hydractinia

Abstract Hydractinia, a genus of colonial marine cnidarians, has been used as a model organism for developmental biology and comparative immunology for over a century. It was this animal where stem cells and germ cells were first studied. However, protocols for efficient genetic engineering have onl...

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Main Authors: Uri Frank, Matthew L. Nicotra, Christine E. Schnitzler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:EvoDevo
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-020-00151-0