Giant Axons and Escape Swimming in Euplokamis dunlapae (Ctenophora: Cydippida)
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Structure and function of the prehensile tentilla of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Euplokamis</Emphasis> (Ctenophora, Cydippida)
Euplokamis has coiled tentilla on its tentacles, which can be discharged, flicking out at high velocity, when triggered by contact with prey. The tentillum adheres to prey by means of numerous colloblasts. Discharge, which takes 40-60 ms, is accomplished by contraction of striated muscles, found only in this genus among the Ctenophora. Restoration of the coiled state is attributable to passive,...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Biological Bulletin
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0006-3185,1939-8697
DOI: 10.2307/1542118