ArticleNature communications2023
Coordinated adaptations define the ontogenetic shift from worm- to fish-hunting in a venomous cone snail.
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- Multi-omics characterization of toxin expression and producing organs in the predatory gastropods Monoplex corrugatus and Stramonita haemastoma.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- 3D necroprinting: Leveraging biotic material as the nozzle for 3D printing.Science advances · 2025Article
- Geographic Variation in Diet and Genetic Connectivity of Populations of the Widespread Predatory Cone SnailEcology and evolution · 2025Article
- Molecular mimicry: ecology, evolution, and applications of doppelgänger peptides.Trends in biochemical sciences · 2025Review
- The Biological Role of Conoporins, Actinoporin-like Pore-Forming Toxins from Cone Snails.Toxins · 2025Review
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- χ-Conotoxins are an Evolutionary Innovation of Mollusk-Hunting Cone Snails as a Counter-Adaptation to Prey Defense.Molecular biology and evolution · 2024Article
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- Prey Shifts Drive Venom Evolution in Cone Snails.Molecular biology and evolution · 2024Article
- Predatory and Defensive Strategies in Cone Snails.Toxins · 2024Review
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Abstract
Marine cone snails have attracted researchers from all disciplines but early life stages have received limited attention due to difficulties accessing or rearing juvenile specimens. Here, we document the culture of Conus magus from eggs through metamorphosis to reveal dramatic shifts in predatory feeding behaviour between post-metamorphic juveniles and adult specimens. Adult C. magus capture fish using a set of paralytic venom peptides combined with a hooked radular tooth used to tether envenomed fish. In contrast, early juveniles feed exclusively on polychaete worms using a unique "sting-and-stalk" foraging behaviour facilitated by short, unbarbed radular teeth and a distinct venom repertoire that induces hypoactivity in prey. Our results demonstrate how coordinated morphological, behavioural and molecular changes facilitate the shift from worm- to fish-hunting in C. magus, and showcase juvenile cone snails as a rich and unexplored source of novel venom peptides for ecological, evolutionary and biodiscovery studies.
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