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Solving a marine mystery: How #anemonefish avoid stings from their sea anemone hosts
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-marine-mystery-anemonefish-sea-anemone.htmlAnemonefish use #SialicAcid metabolism as Trojan horse to avoid giant #SeaAnemone stinging: Natacha Roux et al. https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-025-02144-8
"anemonefish have evolved to maintain very low levels of sialic acid in their skin mucus to avoid triggering the release of stinging cells in their sea anemone hosts."