Sea squirt

... in producing the tough sheath—made of cellulose—that encompasses the sea squirt. This was unexpected because only plant and bacteria are known to produce cellulose. ...

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Dear Damien, Your interest in this disease is flattering but unfortunately, you have a ways to go. The fibers can be pulled ... but all of us have the fibers. This is our common link. When I found the sea squirt, I found an animal that produces cellulose and genes that relate to bacteria ...

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... in producing the tough sheath—made of cellulose—that encompasses the sea squirt. This was unexpected because only plant and bacteria are known to produce cellulose. ...

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I have been researching this fasinating creature and discovered that it has the ability to produce cellulose. Did anyone already know that an animal can do this or am I living under a rock somewhere. :oops: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/rs/index.php Can any other animals do this too? Pea...

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... but occasionally it might happen even across phylums such as when the sea squirt and the sea urchin mate. Some think this is how anomolous larval forms came to be, such ...

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