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cnideria
mr willman, marine , zoology, bio hon.
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Biology
11th Grade
03/10/2014

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cnideria
Definition
phylum of stining celled organism
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ctentaphora
Definition
phylum of sticky celled organisms
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cubzoa
Definition
CLASS of deadly jelly fish/ cniderians
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anthazoa
Definition
class of cup like cniderians
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scyphazoa
Definition
class of normal medusa jellylike animals/ cniderians
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hydrozoa
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class of group cniderians, each individual part of 1 unit
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box jelly
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one of most deadly organisms in world fast swimmers, eat tropical fish, avoid sting by wearing nylon,
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moon jelly
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a member of scyphazoa, has nerve net able to see light, sence smell, and feel vibritions
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hydra
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a member of hydrozoa class, group organisms work togother for colony, small organisms can make large colinies, nematocysts on epidermus
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man of war
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member of hydrozoa, 3 seperate medusa jellyfish 1 is floating cap, 1 is digester and bottom is stinger can be up to 50 feet
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brain coral
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polyp cniderians live in community which looks like a brain, usually tropical and subtropical shallow waters, colony structure made of calicium
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vase coral
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silica based polyp lives in community but do not rely on one colony in shape of vase
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feather coral
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silica based polyp lives in community but do not rely on one colony in shape of a feather
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finger coral
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silica based polyp lives in community but do not rely on one colony in shape of fingers
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nematocycts
Definition
stining cells dilever nero toxin stopping neurons from firing in prey
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coliblasts
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attachment attack cells of the ctentaphora
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mesoglea
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ameoba cell layer between gastro derms and epidermus helps with digestion of preey
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alternating generations
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parent will produce young that are in the form of the generation before, allowing for close proximity living due to diffrent dietary needs
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hydro skelton
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water pressurized skelton
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polyp
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cup like cniderian
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medusa
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typicial bell shape of cnideraians
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