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Hydroidfest 2016: celebrating a renaissance in hydrozoan research

Dupre, Christophe; Grasis, Juris A.; Steele, Robert E.; Schnitzler, Christine E.; Juliano, Celina E.

Hydroidfest 2016 took place on September 23–25 at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory in Bodega Bay, CA. The meeting brought together cnidarian researchers, with an emphasis on those studying hydrozoans, from North America and other parts of the world. The scientific topics discussed were diverse, including sessions focused on development, regeneration, aging, immunology, symbiosis, and neurobiology. Thanks to the application of modern biological technologies, hydrozoans and other cnidarians are now fertile ground for research in numerous disciplines. Moreover, their amenability to comparative approaches is a powerful asset that was repeatedly showcased during the meeting. Here, we give a brief account of the work that was presented and the opportunities that emerged from the ensuing discussions.

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Neurobiology and Behavior
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November 14, 2017

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Keywords: Hydrozoans, Hydra, Hydractinia, Siphonophores, Aiptasia, Cassiopea