Polyp dimorphism in the Mediterranean Red Coral Corallium rubrum: siphonozooids are precursors to autozooids
Polyp dimorphism, the presence of distinct autozooid (feeding) and siphonozooid (water circulation) polyps, has evolved multiple times within octocorals (class Octocorallia). Traditional anatomical descriptions have been limited to early hand-drawn publications. In precious corals (family Coralliida...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1512361/full |
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