Telomerase activity in somatic
tissues may be related to the presence of multipotent interstitial
cells and high regenerative capacity of cnidarians, though there has
been debate whether scyphistoma possesses cells similar to multipotent
interstitial cells in hydrozoans (Lesh-Laurie and Suchy, 1991).
Many cnidarians including the medusa stage of Cassiopea have
regeneration capacities (Stockard, 1909; Galliot and Schmid, 2002;
Holstein et al., 2003). Detection