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Ctenophora

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The phylum Ctenophora is the second of the radiate phyla as defined by Hyman (1940). Ctenophores were studied extensively a century ago by Hertwig (1880), Chun (1880) and Samassa (1892) among others. The first ultrastructural report by Horridge and Mackay in 1964 was followed by a steady flow of morphological, ecological and physiological studies. The following description of epithelial cell types and functions intends to be a brief restatement of what is known to date from these recent accounts.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Histologie, Université Claude Bernard, 43 Blvd du 11 Novembre, 69622, Villeurbanne, France

    Mari-Luz Hernandez-Nicaise

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  1. Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Kinematische Zellforschung, Postfach 111932, D-6000, Frankfurt a.M., Germany

    Jürgen Bereiter-Hahn

  2. Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, 80 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    A. Gedeon Matoltsy

  3. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire ST5, 5BG/GB, UK

    K. Sylvia Richards

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Hernandez-Nicaise, ML. (1984). Ctenophora. In: Bereiter-Hahn, J., Matoltsy, A.G., Richards, K.S. (eds) Biology of the Integument. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51593-4_9

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