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In what unusual way does the polychaete worm "Ramisyllis multicaudata" reproduce?

Question #150086. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Nov 05 2023.
Originally posted Nov 05 2023 7:07 PM.

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Very strangely they reproduce by a branch in the worm's body called a stolen. A worm will have a new body part that grows off a branch so it can have one mouth and several rear ends!
Ramisyllis multicaudata and S. ramosa also reproduce by stolons that are developed at the end of terminal branches

link https://www.nature.com/articles/srep12072
Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Nov 05 2023.
Nov 05 2023, 7:16 PM
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