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Morphological and functional characterization of the ptychocyte, a stingless stinging cell
Ana Hoffman Sole, Kennedy Bolstad, Elijah James…·Leslie S. Babonis
The paper characterizes the morphology and function of ptychocytes in Ceriantheopsis americana, finding they have sensory structures and slower discharge kinetics compared to nematocytes in Nematostella vectensis.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.10.717713