Coral polyps and their symbionts

Corals are the one of the simplest animals, with only two layers of cells (called germ layers) forming in early embryonic development – an inner layer, the endoderm, and an outer layer, the ectoderm. Each germ cell layer ultimately develops into different types of cells, including digestive cells, muscle-like cells, nerve-like cells and stinging cells (cnidocytes) but how each cell type forms during development still requires investigation.

Corals are the one of the simplest animals, with only two layers of cells (called germ layers) forming in early embryonic development – an inner layer, the endoderm, and an outer layer, the ectoderm. Each germ cell layer ultimately develops into different types of cells, including digestive cells, muscle-like cells, nerve-like cells and stinging cells (cnidocytes) but how each cell type forms during development still requires investigation.

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23 April 2021

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