Cnidaria and ctenophores Flashcards

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Cnidarian body plan shaped like a gelatinous saucer with tentacles that swim

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Medusa

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Cnidarian body plan with a tubular body and is generally stationary

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Polyp

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Gelatinous layer between the epidermis and gastrodermis that all cnidarians possess

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Mesoglea

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4
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Organelles secreted within cnidoblasts and discharged with explosive force

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Cnidae

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5
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Numerous ectodermal and esodermal cells that possess elongated contracted bases Anchored in the mesoglea that makes up the muscle layers of cnidarians

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Epitheliomuscular cells/ nutritive-muscular cells

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Muscular cylinder where jellyfish mouth can be found at the end of

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Manubrium

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7
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Sexes are seperate

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Gonochoristic/dioecious

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Individuals that are both male and female

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Maphroditic/monoecious

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9
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Modules specialized for feeding

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Gastrozooids

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10
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Fingerling modules specialized for defense in hydrozoan colonies

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Dactylozooids

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11
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Gas filled floats

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Pneumatophores

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12
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Modules within a colony of siphonophora often in clusters arranged upon a long stem

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Cormidia

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13
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Worm shaped body plan

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Vermiform

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14
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Anthozean asexual reproduction in which parts of the foot detach from the rest of the animal and gradually differentiate to form a new single module ramete

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Pedal laceration

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15
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Reef building scleractinian corals

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Hermatypic

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16
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Non reefbuilding scleractinian corals

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Ahermatypic

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17
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Larval form of cnidaria with cilia

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Planula

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18
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Mobile body form of cnidarians, shown in sea jellies

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Medusa

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19
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Class of cnidaria that contain some if the deadliest sea jellies

20
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Occurrence in the asexual reproduction in cnidaria at the scyphistoma stage which causes fission of the polyps

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Strobilization

21
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Structure used for balance within the sense organs of cnidarians

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Statocysts

22
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Phylum that contains the simplest body form capable of locomotion

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In obelia during the polyp stage, the feeding zooids

24
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Subphylum that includes some reef corals

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In cetnophores, adhesive cells with ctene (bands of cilia)
Colloblasts
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Stinging cells in cnidarians
Nematocysts
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Sessile body form of cnidarians, shown in corals
Polyp
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Thin line separating the epithelio-muscle cells and nutrive-muscle cells
Mesoglea
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lack of a formal body cavity
acoelomate
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contractile cells in cnidarians with its base anchored in the mesoglia
myonemes
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use of a cavity filled with water for structure and support
hydrostatic skeleton
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sticky cnidae that wrap around prey
spirocysts
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muscular cylinder with mouth
manubrium
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sensory center along cnidarian bell margin
rhopalium
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class of cnidarians with hydroid and medusoid forms, a thick mesoglia, lack a vellum, and are united by using strobilation
class scyphozoa
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class of cnidarians that are box like with 4 tentacles, have lensed eyes and have highly toxic nematocysts
class cubozoa
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class of cnidarians that are dominantly polyp forms that can be thecated or athecated and lack mesoglia cells
class hydrozoa
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ciliated groove around mouth of anthazoans that extends into the pharynx, creates water currents for respiration and maintenance of internal pressure
siphonoglyphs
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gastrodermic filaments with cnidocytes used in offense and defense
acontia
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subphylum of cnidarians that are extracellular parasites with modified nematocysts
myxozoa
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rows of cilia found in ctenophores
ctenes
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t/f ctenophores have a larval form
false
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membrane inside cnidarian bell
velum
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how do cnidarians reproduce?
asexually through budding, strobilation sexually through external fertilization
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how do ctenophores reproduce?
asexually through regeneration or fragmentation sexually through external fertilization