Moon Jellyfish Regain Radial Symmetry after Limb Loss (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Moon Jellyfish Regain Radial Symmetry after Limb Loss

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Caltech researchers were able to observe in the lab how different ephryae would regain radial symmetry with their remaining arms. Shown here from left to right are ephryae that have reorganized themselves to be radially symmetrical with only two, three, four, five, six, and seven arms.

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Courtesy of Michael Abrams and Ty Basinger

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