Wowser! As the author of THE OCEAN'S HEART, I'm an amateur marine biology enthusiast, and this gives me 🤩🤩!!! #Ctenopalooza!!! Just l👀k at this!!! #ocean #marinebiology #ctenophore #combjellies #STEM #STEAM #scienceillustration
#science #illustration

Members are Ammolite The Common Comb Jelly, Demantoid The Cigar Comb Jelly, Sphene The Arctic Comb Jelly, Zircon The Venus Girdle Comb Jelly, Tourmaline The Sea Gooseberry Comb Jelly, Chalcedony The Sea Walnut Comb Jelly, Jacinth The Creeping Comb Jelly & Heliotrope The Bloodbelly Comb Jelly

Next Up on the Safari we have The Ctenophora, more commonly known as Comb Jellies. deep sea Predators that Lure they're pre with glowing lights and sticky tendrils. Hope you like. #SonicThehedgehog #SonicOcs #Sonic_Elements_Species_Safari #AJTheElementalgod #CombJellies

Comb jellies reveal ancient origins of animal genome regulation Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms do this, but usually over short distances across the DNA sequence, with the on/off switch typically right next to a gene. This basic form of genomic regulation is probably as old as life on Earth. A new study published in Nature by researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the Centre Nacional d’Anàlisi Genòmica (CNAG) finds that the ability to control genes from far away, over many tens of thousands of DNA letters, evolved between 650 and 700 million years ago. It probably appeared at the very dawn of animal evolution, around 150 million years earlier than previously thought. The critical innovation likely originated in a sea creature, the common ancestor or all extant animals. The ancient animal evolved the ability to fold DNA in a controlled manner, creating loops in three-dimensional space that brought far-flung bits of DNA in direct contact with each other. The discovery was made by exploring the genomes of many of the oldest branches on the animal family tree, including comb jellies like the ‘sea walnut’ (Mnemiopsis leidyi), placozoans, cnidarians, and sponges and single-celled relatives of animals.

7-May-2025
#CombJellies reveal ancient origins of animal #genome regulation
Long-distance control of #genes appeared 650-700 million years ago, much earlier than previously thought

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1082644 #science #evolution #development

#deepseafish #combjellies #animals

Deep in the ocean, bioluminescent marine wonders are rewriting the rules of life. Comb jellies can fuse, heal, and regenerate

Watch the full story unfold here 🎥👇
🔗 youtu.be/Bt-bp_6La4E

#CombJellies #Bioluminescence #RegenerativeMedicine #MarineWonders #ScienceExplained

May have found a fascinating lead ⬇️.

Extending this ID call to benthic ctenophores if any experts are here 🧪🦑 #ctenophora #ctenophore #ctenophores #combjelly #combjellies

Special phospholipids called #Plasmalogens are common in the cell membranes of deep sea #combjellies (ctenophores.) The angled shape of plasmalogen molecules maintains membrane fluidity by making them highly resistant to deformation and close packing under pressure

The Cellular Secret to Resisting the Pressure of the Deep Sea | Quanta Magazine Cell membranes from comb jellies reveal a new kind of adaptation to the deep sea: curvy lipids that conform to an ideal shape under pressure.

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#plasmalogens are a group of glycerophospholipids found in cell membranes. They're really common in the deep sea #combjellies. The odd shape of plasmalogens makes the molecules good at resisting deformation under pressure.

www.quantamagazine.org/the-cellular...