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  • Investigation of Nematocyst Discharge in Parasitic Cnidarians (Myxozoa)

    Creator:
    Americus, Benjamin E.
    Abstract:
    Myxozoans are an enigmatic group of obligately parasitic, microscopic cnidarians. They diverged from their free-living relatives over 600 million years ago and have highly reduced genomes. However, they have retained nematocyst stinging cells which characterize the phylum Cnidaria. Free-living cnidarians utilize this cellular weaponry for defense and predation whereas the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ), sporoplasm and its many germ cells (s) and three nematocysts (n) at the spore apex. a: bright field; b