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Download for better quality viewing in your media player Download MovieReference | Blackstone, N. W. 2009. A new look at some old animals. PLoS Biol 7(1): e1000007 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000007 |
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Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Size | 2–3 mm |
Source | A New Look at Some Old Animals |
Source Collection | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
Movie Use | This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License - Version 2.5. |
Copyright | © 2009 Neil W. Blackstone |
Attached to Group | Trichoplax adhaerens (Placozoa): view page movie collection |
Title | Trichoplax in motion |
Description | A Trichoplax individual, roughly 2–3 mm in diameter, detaches from the substratum, curls up into a tube, and prepares to drift or swim away. Swimming and drifting are apparently common in Trichoplax in the field (see Pearse V.B. and O. Voigt. 2007. Field biology of placozoans (Trichoplax): distribution, diversity, biotic interactions. Integrative and Comparative Biology 47(5):677-692.). |
Movie Type | Documentary |
Movie Content | Specimen(s) |
ID | 35907 |