Multiomics analysis of the giant triton snail salivary gland, a crown-of-thorns starfish predator

Abstract The giant triton snail (Charonia tritonis) is one of the few natural predators of the adult Crown-of-Thorns starfish (COTS), a corallivore that has been damaging to many reefs in the Indo-Pacific. Charonia species have large salivary glands (SGs) that are suspected to produce either a venom...

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Main Authors: U. Bose, T. Wang, M. Zhao, C. A. Motti, M. R. Hall, S. F. Cummins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05974-x