Marine sponge from the Sugashima coast, Japan (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Marine sponge from the Sugashima coast, Japan

Caption

Marine sponge from the Sugashima coast in Japan, where researchers isolated multicellular-prone Hortaea werneckii. All strains were found on the surfaces of marine animals like these, where the yeast's multicellular form appears to help it resist being washed away by ocean currents. 

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Naoto Jimi, Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory, Nagoya University

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