Loss of the benthic life stage in Medusozoa and colonization of the open ocean
M. Boosten, C. Sant, O. Da Silva, S. Chaffron, L. Guidi, L. Leclere
The paper shows that holoplanktonic medusozoans are more globally distributed and abundant than meroplanktonic ones, suggesting the loss of the benthic stage enabled open ocean colonization.
bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2023Evolutionary Biology