#combjelly — Public Fediverse posts

This jelly is really two in one
No, you’re not seeing double. This translucent marine creature called a #seawalnut, which is a species of #combjelly, or #ctenophore, does indeed have two mouths and two “rear” ends—pores from which it ejects waste. Yet it wasn’t born with these double features.
Injured sea walnuts can join bodies and thrive again by merging some of their systems
https://www.science.org/content/article/jelly-really-two-one

@ct_bergstrom The wonderful #CoverImage @ScienceMagazine -
"ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi (in the cydippid stage) with part of its internal nerve net shown in yellow and orange. Three-dimensional analysis reveals that neurons of the internal nerve net form a continuous membrane network rather than connecting through synaptic junctions... llustration: C.Bickel" https://www.science.org/cms/asset/d89d03c4-64aa-4b02-b93e-b1c21eba17de/science.2023.380.issue-6642.largecover.jpg
#ctenophore #CombJelly #MarineInvertebrate #MarineBiology #NervousSystem #neuroscience #syncytium
H/T @DudinLab

🙏 @DudinLab for highlighting this glorious #CoverImage! Description from @ScienceMagazine:
"ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi (in the cydippid stage) with part of its internal nerve net shown in yellow and orange. Three-dimensional analysis reveals that neurons of the internal nerve net form a continuous membrane network rather than connecting through synaptic junctions... llustration: C.Bickel"
#ctenophore #CombJelly #MarineInvertebrate #MarineBiology #NervousSystem #neuroscience #syncytium

#Ctenophore #CombJelly #Beroe #Ocean #MarineBiology #MarineScience #Plankton #MarineInvertebrate #MigratedPost

photo migrated from twitter
posted 12/19/2020