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| common North Atlantic sea anemone |
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| ingestion of food and elimination of indigestible particles (egestion) |
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| raised portion of the mouth (equivalent to the hypostome of hydrozoans) |
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organs for sexual reproduction
gametes are released into the gastric pouches and exit the body through the mouth |
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| pore that allows circulation of fluids between adjacent body sections |
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| muscular portion of the gastrovascular cavity for pulling prey inward and expelling indigestible particles |
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| expand and contract the body |
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| specialized chamber for extracellular digestion of prey |
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| one of six thin vertical walls that divides body into sections, providing support and increased surface area for digestion |
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| one of several thin incomplete vertical walls that further subdivides body, providing support and increased surface area for digestion |
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tough, fleshy base that attaches organism to rocks or sandy ocean floor
most anemones can use their pedal discs to move slowly, gliding along the ocean floor |
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| contain cnidocytes and may be extended through the mouth to aid in subduing live prey or to provide additional defense against predetors |
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