Individuals of the marine chelicerate lineage Pycnogonida (sea spiders) show considerable regenerative capabilities after appendage injury or loss. In their natural habitats, especially the long legs of sea spiders are commonly lost and regenerated, as is evidenced by the frequent encounter of specimens with missing or miniature legs. In contrast to this, the collection of individuals with abnormally developed appendages or trunk regions is comparably rare. Here, we studied a remarkable malformation in a postlarval instar of the species
The feather duster worm
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10454436
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Invertebrate Biology
- Volume:
- 139
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 1077-8306
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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