Gastrovascular System of Small Hydromedusae: Mechanisms of Circulation
- 7 April 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 156 (3771) , 74-76
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.156.3771.74
Abstract
Small medusae possess a circulatory system of narrow tubes subdivided into several compartments by functional "sphincters." Flow is activated by gastrodermal flagella twice as long as the diameter of the tubes. The flow may be reversed in any part of the system through pressure waves generated by muscular action of the gastric pouches. The combination of flagellar and muscular action provides an adjustable, low-pressure circulation.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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