The first ever animal discovered by scientists that does not survive on Oxygen
This discovery was published in the PNAS journal. It showed that the tiny, less than ten celled parasite HenneguyaSalminicola lives on the muscles of Salmon.
New Delhi: The scientists have discovered the first ever animal that does not survive on oxygen.
This discovery was published in the PNAS journal. It showed that the tiny, less than ten celled parasite HenneguyaSalminicola lives on the muscles of Salmon.
“We show that a similar adaptation occurred in a member of the Myxozoa, a large group of microscopic parasitic animals that are closely related to jellyfish and hydroids. Using deep sequencing approaches supported by microscopic observations, we present evidence that an animal has lost its mitochondrial genome,” the journal wrote.
The findings by the scientists suggest...