Hagfishes break the cell size limit to make large slime threads (IMAGE)

Chapman University

Hagfishes break the cell size limit to make large slime threads

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A recently discovered species: the Galapagos Ghost Hagfish (Myxine phantasma).

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photo by Tim Winegard

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