Phylum Cnidaria
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Habitat
Most marine Some freshwater
Symmetry
Radial Diploblastic
Dipoblatic
Endoderm- gastrodermis Ectoderm- epidermis
3 things Cnidarians don’t have
Organ system Tissues Circulatory system
Nutrition
Diffusion for oxygen and food Incomplete digestive system
One opening with water circulation for digestion
Gastrovascular cavity
Cnidocytes
Singing cells in all cnidarians Releases neurotoxin
Dimorphic body plan
Mesogela Polyps (sessile): corals and anemones Medusa (motile): true and box jellies
Colonia
Catrozooid- capturing food Gonozooid- reproduction
Reproduction
Monoecious and dioecious Gonozooid
Senses
Nerve network
Jelly substance
Mesoglea
Class Anthozoa
“Flower” GVC -> septa Sea anemones and corals
Scyphozoa
“Cup” True jellies Medusa (no velum)
Cubozoa
“Box” Box jellies and pedalia
Hydrozoa
“Water” hydroids Siphonophores Medusa (with velum)