#holothuria — Public Fediverse posts
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This #SeaCucumber shoots sticky tubes out of its butt. Its genes hint at how https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cuvierian-organ-sea-cucumber-defense-mechanism
The #Holothuria leucospilota genome elucidates sacrificial organ expulsion and #bioadhesive trap enriched with amyloid-patterned proteins https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2213512120
The tangle of tubules looks like intestines, but it evolved from the invertebrates’ respiratory system, and, like lizard tails, it regenerates after use.