Vacuumed up from its habitat a mile down in the ocean, the red paper lantern jelly may not look like much. Mostly water, it’s so fragile that once brought to the surface it’s reduced to a tattered blob in a jar. But this unassuming jellyfish has lessons for scientists. It’s teaching researchers in Japan how intricately life is connected down in the ocean’s deep, dark depths—and how the fate of this small red lantern sheds light on the fragility of life close to home. read moreDuration: 5:33Published: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:35:07 +0000
Daniela Pica, Stephen D. Cairns, Stefania Puce, William A. Newman
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Figure 1.Stephanohelia sp. a Colony. SEM micrographs of b branch with polychotomous tiny branches and male ampullae c small abcauline spines d texture e polychotomous branches with aligned dactylopores f gastrostyle g female ampulla.
Hydra has a tubular body up to 10 mm long when extended secured by a simple adhesive foot. At the free end of the body is a mouth opening surrounded by one to twelve thin, mobile tentacles
