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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Main Authors: Guillaume Loentgen, Scott K. Parks, Denis Allemand, Sylvie Tambutté, Philippe Ganot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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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