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A new study of comb jellies has revealed that their nervous system is more complex than previously thought. What’s more, this ...

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Mnemiopsis leidyi, the warty comb jelly or sea walnut, is a species of tentaculate ctenophore (comb jelly), originally native to the western Atlantic coastal waters© IrinaK/Shutterstock.com Jellyfish ...

Researchers at the Michael Sars Centre at the University of Bergen have produced the first complete 3D reconstruction of the ...

In the world of phylogenetics, there's team sponge and team comb jelly. Which creature roots the animal tree of life—the simple sponge or the more complex comb jelly—has stirred fierce debate among ...

Advanced 3D reconstructions of the comb jelly’s aboral organ reveal a sensory system far more complex than scientists expected. The organ contains a wide variety of specialized cells and is closely ...

Rare double glow appears in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge as comb jellies and early-season dinoflagellates illuminate Florida’s lagoon waters. Seeing both types of bioluminescence at the ...

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In the world of phylogenetics, there’s team sponge and team comb jelly. Which creature roots the animal tree of life — the simple sponge or the more complex comb jelly — has stirred fierce debate ...