May 17, 2010
Jellyfish politics
No brains, nor blood. No backbone and composed of 90% water. Sound familiar? Hence the word “politics” in the title. In a few species, the sperm swim into the mouth of the female, allowing the fertilization of the ova within the female’s body. Moon jellies use a different process, in which the eggs become lodged in pits on the oral arms, which form a temporary brood chamber to accommodate fertiliz…
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