Dr. Karine Marangon
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Polycarpa mytiligera is a solitary and invasive sea squirt (bio-fouling) that has a very special regenerative capacity.
The dissection of a single individual into separate fragments along two body axes resulted in the complete regeneration of each fragment into an independent, functional individual!
A permanent keeping of sea squirts is difficult, because the sea squirt must be continuously supplied with plankton, among others in the micron, and submicron range.
Literature reference:
Shenkar, N. & Gordon, T. Gut-spilling in chordates: Evisceration in
the tropical ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera. Sci. Rep. 5, 9614; DOI:10.1038/srep09614 (2015).
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Synonyms:
Cynthia mytiligera Savigny, 1816
Pandocia seychellensis Michaelsen, 1912
Polycarpa seychellensis (Michaelsen, 1912)
The dissection of a single individual into separate fragments along two body axes resulted in the complete regeneration of each fragment into an independent, functional individual!
A permanent keeping of sea squirts is difficult, because the sea squirt must be continuously supplied with plankton, among others in the micron, and submicron range.
Literature reference:
Shenkar, N. & Gordon, T. Gut-spilling in chordates: Evisceration in
the tropical ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera. Sci. Rep. 5, 9614; DOI:10.1038/srep09614 (2015).
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Synonyms:
Cynthia mytiligera Savigny, 1816
Pandocia seychellensis Michaelsen, 1912
Polycarpa seychellensis (Michaelsen, 1912)
