The Mediterranean anthozoan Anemonia viridis (Forsskål, 1775) for the study of inflammation and regeneration

Regenerative capability in anthozoans is an important adaptive strategy for their survival to environmental disturbance of natural and anthropogenic origin such as predation or anchoring, that can cause injuries or removal of entire parts of the animal body, and it can be also considered indirectly a further tool of innate immune system. In the context of “self”-“non self” recognition, is significant the interaction with the endosymbiont of the genus Symbiodinium and the recognition of pathogens and foreign agents capable of invading the injured tissues. From these premises and the growing stressors that can cause injuries, it is significant to understand how species respond to physical dam…