Dynamic simulations of feeding and respiration of the early Cambrian periderm-bearing cnidarian polyps
Y. Zhang, X. Wang, J. Han, J. Xiao, Y. Yong, C. Yu, N. Yue, J. Sun, K. He, W. Hao, T. Zhang, B. Wang, D. Wang, X. Yang
This study simulates the feeding and respiration of early Cambrian cnidarian polyps using CFD to show how muscle contractions drive water flow, supporting hypotheses about ancestral medusozoan behavior.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2023Evolutionary Biology