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Animal that needs no oxygen

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Animals need oxygen to survive, we thought. Now a jellyfish-like animal (Myxozoa: henneguya) has been found that does not depend on oxygen and does not breath. It is a parasite of several salmon.

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News seen at: science alert - Nature

Further Info

Image taken from Wikipedia
Wikipedia article on Myxozoa
Wikipedia article on Henneguya salminicola
Scientific article in "PNAS"

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