<i>Clytia hemisphaerica</i> Medusa (IMAGE)

University of Vienna

<i>Clytia hemisphaerica</i> Medusa

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This image shows muscles (red) and nuclei (blue) of a young Clytia hemisphaerica medusa in a lateral view. The medusa swims by contracting the striated muscles that run circumferentially inside the medusal bell.

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Johanna Kraus

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