Whereas the acceleration of
cnidarian nematocysts is driven by high internal pressure, the dinoflagellates lack the necessary metabolic pathways.
The comparative study is based on a comprehensive proteome analysis of isolated
Cnidarian nematocysts by the Heidelberg researchers.
Not exact matches
«The stinging
nematocysts of
cnidarians closely resemble those of dinoflagellates, but the ballistic mechanisms are different and they don't appear to share any genes.»