Come to the dark side. May the Ctenoforce be with you.
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Saw this great sponge with a bunch of benthic ctenophores on it. Dive 638 Schmidt Ocean #SEPacificSeamounts
📍 Comb jellies, or ctenophores, are graceful, translucent marine animals with rows of cilia for movement. They use colloblasts to catch prey and come in various shapes and colors, contributing to marine ecosystems 🪼🌊
🎥: Frida Yolotzin
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Ctenophores or sponges? We identified chromosomal changes that support ctenophores as the sister group of all other animals.
In nature w/ stevehaddock.bsky Dan Rokhsar et al. Support from MBARI U.S. National Science Foundation European Research Council (ERC)
🔗nature.com/articles/s4158…