Animal without synapses feeds by external digestion using global, local cellular control

A multicellular marine animal without organs, Trichoplax's feeding behavior may include cellular coordination, resulting in external food digestion, according to a study published September 2, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Carolyn Smith and colleagues from the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD.

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