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Explorations on the ecological role of toxin secretion and delivery in jawless ...

Cuevas, N.; Martins, M.; Rodrigo, A. P.; Martins, C.; Costa, Pedro M.

Motivated by biotechnological prospects, there is increasing evidence that we may just be scraping the tip of the iceberg of poisonous marine invertebrates, among which the Polychaeta are promising candidates for bioprospecting. Here we show that an inconspicuous phyllodocid uses toxins in its uncanny feeding strategy. The worm, a jawless active predator characterised by its bright green colour, preys on larger...

Date: 2018   |   Origin: IC-online

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