Grazing results in mobilization of spherulous cells and re-allocation of secondary metabolites to the surface in the sponge Aplysina aerophoba
Y.-C. Wu, M. Garcia-Altares, B. Pinto, M. Ribes, U. Hentschel, L. Pita
This study examines how the sponge Aplysina aerophoba responds to grazing by Tylodina perversa and mechanical damage, revealing similar wounding responses and secondary metabolite reallocation.
bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2020Ecology