Medusae (aka jellyfish) have multiphasic life cycles and a propensity to adapt to, and
proliferate in, a plethora of aquatic habitats, connecting them to a number of ecological and …

Members of phylum Cnidaria are an ancient group of venomous animals and rely on a
number of specialized tissues to produce toxins in order to fulfil a range of ecological roles …

Venom research is often focussed on medical relevance, novel compounds and venom
evolution, whilst studying the relationship between a venom and its environment–venom …

In this quantitative proteomics study we determined the variety and relative abundance of
toxins present in enriched preparations of two nematocyst types isolated from the primary …

Many jellyfish species are known to cause a painful sting, but box jellyfish (class Cubozoa)
are a well-known danger to humans due to exceptionally potent venoms. Cubozoan toxicity …

Jellyfish is a common toxic zooplankton in ocean. We successfully captured a kind of
jellyfish 200 m underwater in Antarctica, and identified it as a jellyfish Cyanea sp. through …

Cnidarians (jellyfish, hydroids, sea anemones, and corals) possess a unique method for
venom production, maintenance, and deployment through a decentralized system …

Cubozoans (box jellyfish) are gonochoristic cnidarians with distinct reproductive strategies.
This comparative histological study examines the gonad organization of Alatina alata and …

Cnidarians are the oldest lineage of venomous animals and use nematocysts to discharge
toxins. Whether venom toxins have been recruited to support parasitic lifestyles in the …

Jellyfish-fish interactions have long been reported, most of these related to medusae as
ichthyoplankton predators. Conversely, associations are much less documented, most …