A tentacle for every occasion: comparing the hunting tentacles and sweeper tentacles, used for territorial competition, in the coral Galaxea fascicularis
O. Yosef, Y. Popovits, A. Malik, M. Ofek-Lalzer, T. Mass, D. J. Sher
This study compares the histology, gene expression, and toxin activity of two tentacle types in the coral Galaxea fascicularis, revealing distinct venom apparatuses for prey capture and territorial aggression.
bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2020Ecology