First jellyfish genome reveals ancient beginnings of complex body plan
Monday, December 3, 2018 - 11:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Jellyfish undergo an amazing metamorphosis, from tiny polyps growing on the seafloor to swimming medusae with stinging tentacles. This shape-shifting has served them well, shepherding jellyfish through more than 500 million years of mass extinctions on Earth.