Cellular basis for tentacle adherence in the Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)

Susan M. Cormier; David A. Hessinger

doi:10.1016/0040-8166(80)90024-5

Cellular basis for tentacle adherence in the Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)

Susan M. Cormier, David A. Hessinger

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Abstract

The fishing tentacles of Physalia physalis (Portuguese man-of-war) adhere to prey and human victims by the penetration of a barbed tubule connected to an intracellular nematocyst. The nematocyst is surrounded by a fibrillar system of microtubules and microfilaments that terminate in hemidesmosomal processes which anchor the nematocyst to the acellular mesoglea of the tentacle.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	713-721
Number of pages	9
Journal	Tissue and Cell
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-8166(80)90024-5
State	Published - 1980

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