By Stefano Goffredo,Zvy Dubinsky
This
volume provides a extensive landscape of the present prestige of analysis of
invertebrate animals thought of belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, akin to hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, and coral. during this booklet the Cnidarians are
traced from the Earth’s primordial oceans, to their reaction to the warming and
acidifying oceans. as a result position of corals within the carbon and calcium cycles,
various features of cnidarian calcification are mentioned. The relation of the
Cnidaria with Mankind is approached, according to the Editors’ philosophy
of bridging the bogus schism among technology, arts and Humanities. Cnidarians' encounters with people outcome in
a wide spectrum of scientific emergencies which are reviewed. the ultimate part of
the quantity is dedicated to the position of Hydra and Medusa in mythology and art.
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