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In this study we discovered a new species of pyurid ascidian, with a unique adaptive ontogenetic shift. It is the only ascidian able to shift from a sessile to a motile phenotype, and it can move on the substrate!
Video: zenodo.org/records/1542...
#newspecies #biodiversity #ascidians
Video: zenodo.org/records/1542...
#newspecies #biodiversity #ascidians
Paedomorphic adaptations in a new Heterostigma species: a novel strategy for ascidians to live in soft-bottom habitats
Inhabiting soft substrates presents complex challenges for some groups of sessile filter feeders. Among these, ascidians have independently evolved traits and strategies to live in such habitats. Paed...
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July 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
In this study we discovered a new species of pyurid ascidian, with a unique adaptive ontogenetic shift. It is the only ascidian able to shift from a sessile to a motile phenotype, and it can move on the substrate!
Video: zenodo.org/records/1542...
#newspecies #biodiversity #ascidians
Video: zenodo.org/records/1542...
#newspecies #biodiversity #ascidians