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Force-dependent discharge of nematocysts in the sea anemone Haliplanella luciae (Verrill)

Sea anemones discharge cnidae (‘stinging capsules’ including nematocysts) to capture prey and to defend themselves. In the present study, we tested the relationship between the force of test probes striking feeding tentacles and discharge of microbasic p-mastigophore nematocysts into the test probes...

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Autores principales: Todaro, Dustin, Watson, Glen M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3509440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23213451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.2012695