%0 Journal Article
%T Thread-like tentacles in the Mediterranean corals Paramuricea clavata and Corallium rubrum
%A C¨¦SAR MEGINA
%A IRENE MART¨ªNEZ-BARALD¨¦S
%A LORENZO BRAMANTI
%A MARIA-CARLA BENEDETTI
%A PABLO ESCRIBANO-¨¢LVAREZ
%A PABLO J LOPEZ-GONZALEZ
%J -
%D 2018
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.13807 http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.13807
%X The occurrence of modified tentacles (i.e. thread-like tentacles) in the Mediterranean octocorals Paramuricea clavata and Corallium rubrum is reported. Colonies of four species of Mediterranean gorgonians were maintained in aquarium conditions for more than 5 months. The development of thread-like tentacles has been observed only in two of the four species. The presence of modified tentacles in other cnidarians has been usually associated with defensive/aggressive behavior. Our observations showed that thread-like tentacles in P. clavata and C. rubrum can also be used for feeding
%K octocorals
%K thread-like tentacles
%K Mediterranean Sea
%K modified tentacles
%K gorgonians
%U https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/13807