Central Neural Circuitry in the Jellyfish <i>Aglantha</i>
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Central Neural Circuitry in the Jellyfish Aglantha
Like other hydrozoan medusae, Aglantha lacks a brain, but the two marginal nerve rings function together as a central nervous system. Twelve neuronal and two excitable epithelial conduction systems are described and their interactions summarized. Aglantha differs from most medusae in having giant axons. It can swim and contract its tentacles in two distinct ways (escape and slow). Escape respon...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurosignals
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1424-8638,1424-862X
DOI: 10.1159/000076155