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Global Museum<p>Named for their resemblance to old-fashioned quills, sea pens are colonies of polyps that inhabit the ocean floor! All of the polyps work together &amp; each has a role to play. There are feeding polyps to catch plankton and polyps that circulate water to keep the colony ventilated.</p><p>American Museum of Natural History<br>@AMNH <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/marinecreatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marinecreatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/polyps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyps</span></a></p>
Claudia Zahn<p>Love this fossil <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coral</span></a>! The little <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polyps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyps</span></a> “flowers” are so beautiful!<br>Photo copyright © @davidhunter01 <br>By <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeologyWonders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeologyWonders</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeologyPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeologyPage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minerals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crystals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crystals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NatureLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photographer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RockPorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RockPorn</span></a></p>
World behind the mirrorUnseen beauty <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anemone?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anemone</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/adenoids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adenoids</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/polyps?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polyps</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flower?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flower</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sunflower?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunflower</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/plant?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plant</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/closeup?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#closeup</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pollen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bee?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bee</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hardworking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hardworking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/yellow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yellow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blue?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blue</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blossom?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossom</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dream?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dream</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/surreal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surreal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IR?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IR</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/infrared?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infrared</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/infrated?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infrated</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/700nm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#700nm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Fotografie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fotografie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MastoArt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sureal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sureal</a>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>How <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/polyps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyps</span></a> of the moon <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/jellyfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jellyfish</span></a> repel viral attacks on their microbiome<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-04-polyps-moon-jellyfish-repel-viral.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-04-polyps-m</span><span class="invisible">oon-jellyfish-repel-viral.html</span></a></p><p>Marine <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bacteriophages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteriophages</span></a> disturb the associated <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/microbiota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiota</span></a> of A. aurita with a recoverable effect on host morphology: Melissa Stante et al. <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1356337/full" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">frontiersin.org/journals/micro</span><span class="invisible">biology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1356337/full</span></a> </p><p>"In the polyp stage, they are attached to the seabed and use their tentacles to catch food from the water. On their surface are numerous <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> that form the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/microbiome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiome</span></a>, which plays an important role in the fitness of the polyp"</p>
Global Museum<p>Named for their resemblance to old-fashioned quills, sea pens are colonies of polyps that inhabit the ocean floor!</p><p>All of the polyps work together &amp; each has a role to play. There are feeding polyps to catch plankton and polyps that circulate water to keep the colony ventilated.</p><p>@AMNH <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/polyps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/marineanimals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marineanimals</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Polyps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polyps</span></a> as <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/pixels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pixels</span></a>: Innovative technique maps biochemistry of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CoralReefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoralReefs</span></a> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-09-polyps-pixels-technique-biochemistry-coral.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2023-09-polyps-p</span><span class="invisible">ixels-technique-biochemistry-coral.html</span></a></p><p>Single-polyp <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/metabolomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metabolomics</span></a> reveals biochemical structuring of the coral <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/holobiont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holobiont</span></a> at multiple scales <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-05342-8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s42003-023</span><span class="invisible">-05342-8</span></a> </p><p>"researchers are now able to create maps of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coral</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/biochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biochemistry</span></a> that reveal with unprecedented detail the distribution of compounds that are integral to the healthy functioning of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/reefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reefs</span></a>."</p>