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. 2016 Mar 8;11(3):e0151197. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151197

Fig 3. Asexual reproduction of Carukia barnesi polyps.

Fig 3

I. The initial stage of lateral budding. II. Formed ciliated swimming stage polyp prior to detachment. III. Large mature polyp undergoing asexual reproduction. IV. Detached swimming stage polyp. Letters indicate: a) retracted tentacle; b) swelling of the calyx where the bud begins to form; c) stalk, d) calyx; e) tentacles of the swimming polyp stage; f) attachment point; g) buds produced through asexual reproduction, h) location of nematocysts in the tentacle tips.