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Culturing Epithelial Hydra

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Hydra: Research Methods

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To culture and care for epithelial hydra i.e., animals that cannot capture or ingest prey independently and cannot digest or eliminat particulate waste normally.

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Marcum, B.A. (1983). Culturing Epithelial Hydra. In: Lenhoff, H.M. (eds) Hydra: Research Methods. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0596-6_38

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