How a tiny and strange marine animal produces unlimited eggs and sperm over its lifetime

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Feb 13, 2020, 3:29 pm69 pts
A little-known ocean-dwelling creature most commonly found growing on dead hermit crab shells may sound like an unlikely study subject for researchers, but this animal has a rare ability—it can make eggs and sperm for the duration of its lifetime. This animal, called Hydractinia, does so because…

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