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Ctenophora
Taxonomy & Anatomy
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
12/02/2013

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Term
O. Beroida
Definition
Beroids; complete lack of tentacles; only one class with 2 genera
Term
O. Cestida
Definition
Venus girdle
Term
O. Cydippida
Definition
Spherical/oval bodies; branched tentacles that can be retracted into pouches on either side of pharynx
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O. Ganeshida
Definition
Ctenophore; Pair of small oral lobes & pair of tentacles; circular, not oval, on x-section; pharynx extends over inner surface of lobes
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O. Lobata
Definition
Tentacles smaller than other ctenophores; distinct flattened lobes extending out from body
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O. Platyctenida
Definition
Benthic ctenophores
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O. Thalassocalycida
Definition
Medusa-like; bodies shortened in oral-aboral direction; short comb rows far from mouth
Term
Ctene
Definition
Comb-like bands of fused cilia for locomotion and sometimes food capture
Term
Ctenophore larvae
Definition
Cydippid
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Colloblast
Definition
Sticky cells used for ctenophore prey capture
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