Nematostella (IMAGE)

University of Florida

Nematostella

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The soft-bodied sea anemone does not produce reef-forming rocky skeletons on its own, but was induced to produce skeleton creating proteins, turning it into a good model system for studying coral reefs.

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Federica Scucchia

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