Venom system variation and the division of labor in the colonial hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus
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. In many species, nematocyst types are distributed he...
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Elsevier
2022-06-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171022000236 |