A freshwater polyp's head. Simultaneous and symmetric appearance of tentacles distinguishes Hydra magnipapillata from the closely related species Hydra oligactis. (see Khalturin et al., e278).
Image Credit: Photo by Friederike Anton-Erxleben, Kiel University, Germany
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