#gastropod — Public Fediverse posts
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Ever since my brother introduced me to sea slugs and marine flatworms, I have been captivated by their otherworldly presence and fluidity. What sea creature or plant is your fascination and why?
#seaslug #seaslug #flatworm #marinelife #marineflatworm #gastropod #nudibranch #fascination #question #oceaninspired #whatfascinatesyou #oceanlove #seacreatures #sealife #sealifeart
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Extreme self-decapitation in sea-slug: the head part is able to regenerate full body including functional heart and kidney in 20 days. It is a possible adaptive response to endoparasite infesting the body part. #science #biology #autotomy #gastropod #mollusc #seaslug #beheading #parasite
📄 Mitoh & Yusa (2021) Extreme autotomy and whole-body regeneration in photosynthetic sea slugs. Current Biology 31:R233–R234 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.014