A predatory gastrula leads to symbiosis-independent settlement in Aiptasia
I. Maegele, S. Rupp, S. Oezbek, A. Guse, E. A. Hambleton, T. W. Holstein
This study shows that Aiptasia planulae larvae actively feed and undergo settlement and metamorphosis without requiring dinoflagellate symbionts, closing the lifecycle of this model system.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2023 · PreprintZoology