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How does the warty comb jellyfish eliminate waste?

Question #151738. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Sep 17 2024.
Originally posted Sep 17 2024 7:58 PM.

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Answer has 2 votes.
They have pores at the end of their bodies.
Recently [c. 2022], scientists discovered that comb jellies remove waste not through their mouths like similar invertebrate species, but instead release the indigestible byproducts of waste into the water through pores at the end of their bodies.
link https://marinesanctuary.org/blog/sea-wonder-comb-jelly/

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenophora
Response last updated by psnz on Sep 17 2024.
Sep 17 2024, 7:59 PM
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