sea stars/anemones

[Sally Shelton]

I have received the following message from a filmmaker. This is a bit outside my expertise. Rather than offering her my stupid guesses, I'd like to put her in contact with the best sources of info. Suggestions are gratefully welcomed; please copy anything you send to her to me as well, because I'm most interested. Cheers, Sally Shelton



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>Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 14:20:33 -0800

>To: sshelton at sdnhm.org

>From: martys at connectnet.com (Marty Snyderman)

>Subject: sea stars/anemones

>

>Hi Sally-

>

>1)  What do you know about asexual regeneration by autotomy in the fragile

>sea star?  We would like to set up a long-term shoot to show the slow

>(re)generation of a new sea star from a cast off arm, but don't know how

>easily we will be able to find the arm.  How long does the process take?

>Do you have any suggestions as to the best way to set up the shoot?

>

>2)  We're also interested in showing reproduction by fission in an anemone.

>I believe it may be best to work with the strawberry "anemone" or with the

>aggregate anemone.  What is your opinion?  Is there a way to induce the

>behavior, or is there another way to help insure we can get it on film? How

>long does the process take?

>

>Thanks for any input you have!

>

>Best regards,

>Michelle Bailey

>

>Marty Snyderman Productions

>638 S. Nardo Ave.

>Solana Beach, CA  92075

>Ph:  (619)793-6266

>Fax: (619)793-5324

>email: martys at connectnet.com

>

>

>




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<center><bold>Sally Y. Shelton

</bold><smaller>Director, Collections Care and Conservation

President-Elect, Society for the Preservation of Natural History
Collections

San Diego Natural History Museum, P. O. Box 1390

San Diego, CA   92112

phone (619) 232-3821, x226; FAX (619) 232-0248; <<sshelton at sdnhm.org>

<<http://www.sdnhm.org>

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