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PLoS Biology Issue Image | Vol. 6(11) November 2008

The mouth and five tentacles of Hydra.

A freshwater polyp's head. Simultaneous and symmetric appearance of tentacles distinguishes Hydra magnipapillata from the closely related species Hydra oligactis. (see Khalturin et al., e278).

Image Credit: Photo by Friederike Anton-Erxleben, Kiel University, Germany

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The mouth and five tentacles of Hydra.

A freshwater polyp's head. Simultaneous and symmetric appearance of tentacles distinguishes Hydra magnipapillata from the closely related species Hydra oligactis. (see Khalturin et al., e278).

Image Credit: Photo by Friederike Anton-Erxleben, Kiel University, Germany

https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pbio.v06.i11.g001