Abstract

The neuronal network of the hydrozoan polyp Coryne sp. contains RFamide-positive neurons. Within the body column, these neurons are centralized in a basal ring and a distal field of ganglionic cells surrounding the peristome. The capitate tentacles are traversed by thick RFamide-positive neurites. Their pericarya are centralized in the knobby heads of the tentacles, forming a brightly fluorescing plaque after immunolabeling with an antibody against the RFamide sequence. Numerous dendrite-like extensions project from these cells towards the cell bodies of the nematocytes. The possible role of these dendrites in communication between adjacent nematocytes is discussed.

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