April 2015 PMID 25880620

Gut-spilling in chordates: evisceration in the tropical ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera.

Noa Shenkar, Tal Gordon

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The tropical ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera can rapidly eviscerate and regenerate its gut and branchial sac, with the process taking about 12 to 19 days, often triggered quickly by gentle pressure.
During evisceration, P. mytiligera releases up to 34% of its digestive tract through its incurrent siphon when its branchial sac ruptures, serving as a defense mechanism since the expelled guts are unpalatable to predators like triggerfish and pufferfish.
The study highlights the potential of ascidians' regeneration processes for biomedical research, given their ability to rebuild complex tissues, which could inform soft tissue regeneration studies in vertebrates.]

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