A new species of roundworm found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean has five different specialized "faces" it can develop.
The worm, Pristionchus borbonicus, was discovered by scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Developmental Biology. It lives inside of fig plants, and at first the find had the researchers thinking they were looking at five different species, because the mouth parts of each were so distinct.
VIDEO: Some Worms Happy To Dine On Plastic, Styrofoam
It took sequencing of the animals’ genomes to confirm the animals with the different mouth forms were all the same species.read more -http://news.discovery.com/animals/new-worm-species-has-five-faces-160104.htm
Saturday, 9 January 2016
New Worm Species Has Five Faces
A new species of roundworm found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean has five different specialized "faces" it can develop.
The worm, Pristionchus borbonicus, was discovered by scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Developmental Biology. It lives inside of fig plants, and at first the find had the researchers thinking they were looking at five different species, because the mouth parts of each were so distinct.
VIDEO: Some Worms Happy To Dine On Plastic, Styrofoam
It took sequencing of the animals’ genomes to confirm the animals with the different mouth forms were all the same species.read more -http://news.discovery.com/animals/new-worm-species-has-five-faces-160104.htm
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