Scientists believe they may have identified the first animal to have roamed the Earth about 700 million years ago, a new study published in Nature revealed. Researchers determined that the first ...

Scientists have discovered a new blob-like species of ctenophore, or comb jelly, off Puerto Rico. The creature, named Duobrachium sparksae, was first spotted during a 2015 dive led by the NOAA Office ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT: Blooms of the lobate ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi proliferate in estuaries and coastal regions worldwide. However, their role in ...

Experts have confirmed that it is a jellyfish-like organism called a ctenophore - also known as a comb jelly. They first emerged up to 700 million years ago - a long time before dinosaurs, which only ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The impact of Mnemiopsis leidyi as a predator was studied quantitatively to determine their feeding rates on mixed natural zooplankton. These ...

Reverse development in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. (A) Experimental design for starved (above) and lobectomized (below) M. leidyi. (B) Imaging station to record morphometric changes over time.

Ctenophores, also known as comb jellies, are a group of over 200 living species of invertebrate animals with a transparent gelatinous body superficially resembling that of a jellyfish. There is much ...

Under stressful conditions, the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi can revert from a lobate adult stage to a cyddipid larva, depicted here. Animal life cycles typically follow a familiar pattern, declined ...

One of the world's oldest animal species, the comb jellies -- which have inhabited the seas for millions of years -- have kept their secrets up to the present day. Researchers have now studied the ...

A video showing a transparent deep sea creature called ctenophore or comb jelly was posted on Instagram. The video is fascinating to watch. The underwater world is vast and is filled with incredible ...