The cnidome of Carybdea marsupialis (Cnidaria: Cubomedusae) from the Adriatic Sea
Di Camillo, C.; Bo, M.; Puce, S.; Tazioli, S.; Bavestrello, G. (2006). The cnidome of Carybdea marsupialis (Cnidaria: Cubomedusae) from the Adriatic Sea. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 86(4): 705-709. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315406013609
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Animal appendages > Tentacles
Stinging organs
Ultrastructure
Carybdea marsupialis (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
MED, Adriatic Sea [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top |
- Di Camillo, C.
- Bo, M.
- Puce, S.
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- Tazioli, S.
- Bavestrello, G.
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| Abstract |
Kinds and distribution of nematocysts of the cubomedusa Carybdea marsupialis were described by light and scanning electron microscopy. Three kinds of nematocysts were found in tentacles: heterotrichous microbasic euryteles, flattened holotrichous isorhizas and subspherical holotrichous isorhizas. The micro-basic euryteles of the tentacles show a characteristic detachable multilayered lancet, already described in the euryteles of Carybdea alata. A possible explanation of the function of the lancet is proposed. The pedalia and the umbrella are armoured by holotrichous isorhizas together with an unidentified kind of small, drop-shaped nematocysts. Gastric cirri, characterized by a rough and ciliated surface, contain heterotrichous microbasic euryteles. |
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