A sticky thicket of glue cells: A comparative morphometric analysis of colloblasts in 20 species of comb jelly (phylum Ctenophora)

A sticky thicket of glue cells: A comparative morphometric analysis of colloblasts in 20 species of comb jelly (phylum Ctenophora)

Ctenophores in the class Tentaculata are distinct from Cnidarians in that they use sticky, not stinging, tentacles to capture and subdue their prey. The structures that make these tentacles sticky are colloblasts, specialized multicellular adhesive structures for predation. Located on the tentacles,...

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Autori principali: Leonardi, Nicholas D, Thuesen, Erik V, Haddock, Steven HD
Natura: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Lingua:eng
Pubblicazione: Iniversidad Autónoma de Baja California 2020
Soggetti:
colloblast
ctenophore
predation
scanning electron microscopy
Tentaculata
colablastos
ctenóforos
depredación
miscroscopio de barrido
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