TY - JOUR AU - Kim, Hak-Min AU - Weber, Jessica A. AU - Lee, Nayoung AU - Park, Seung Gu AU - Cho, Yun Sung AU - Bhak, Youngjune AU - Lee, Nayun AU - Jeon, Yeonsu AU - Jeon, Sungwon AU - Luria, Victor AU - Karger, Amir AU - Kirschner, Marc W. AU - Jo, Ye Jin AU - Woo, Seonock AU - Shin, Kyoungsoon AU - Chung, Oksung AU - Ryu, Jae-Chun AU - Yim, Hyung-Soon AU - Lee, Jung-Hyun AU - Edwards, Jeremy S. AU - Manica, Andrea AU - Bhak, Jong AU - Yum, Seungshic PY - 2019 DA - 2019/03/29 TI - The genome of the giant Nomura’s jellyfish sheds light on the early evolution of active predation JO - BMC Biology SP - 28 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - Unique among cnidarians, jellyfish have remarkable morphological and biochemical innovations that allow them to actively hunt in the water column and were some of the first animals to become free-swimming. The class Scyphozoa, or true jellyfish, are characterized by a predominant medusa life-stage consisting of a bell and venomous tentacles used for hunting and defense, as well as using pulsed jet propulsion for mobility. Here, we present the genome of the giant Nomura’s jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai) to understand the genetic basis of these key innovations. SN - 1741-7007 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-019-0643-7 DO - 10.1186/s12915-019-0643-7 ID - Kim2019 ER -