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1 Cnidarians & Ctenophorans 1copyright cmassengale
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22 CNIDARIANS
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3 Phylum Cnidaria About 9000 species Most are marine (jellyfish, coral, sea anemones, Portuguese man-of war) Hydras are found in freshwater All have arm-like tentacles 3copyright cmassengale
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4 Cnidarian Characteristics Radial symmetry Hollow gut -Gastrovascular cavity has single opening (serves as both mouth and anus) Two tissue layers (diploblastic) Outer epidermis and inner gastrodermis 4copyright cmassengale
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5 Cnidarian Characteristics Either tubular or bell shaped Tentacles surround mouth Only animal with cnidocytes (stinging cells) found in the tentacles Nematocyst – coiled, harpoon-like stinger inside cnidocyte that shoots out 5copyright cmassengale
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6 Cnidarian Characteristics Cnidocytes contain poison to paralyze prey Tentacles bring food into mouth Inner gastrodermis secretes digestive juices into gastrovascular cavity which digests food and circulates nutrients 6copyright cmassengale
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7 Extracellular Digestion 7 Food digested outside of cells copyright cmassengale
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8 Cnidocyte Coiled nematocyst copyright cmassengale
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9 Nematocyst Barbed, threaded stinger capsule’s lid trigger nematocyst 9copyright cmassengale
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11 Cnidarian Systems Have a simple nerve net & sensory receptors Muscles help in directional movement & capturing prey copyright cmassengale
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12 mesoglea-filled bell tentacles 12 Jellylike mesoglea between two cell layers supports cnidarian copyright cmassengale
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13 Two Main Body Plans of Cnidarians epidermis mesoglea gastrodermis Medusa Polyp UPRIGHT TENTACLES TENTACLES HANG DOWN mouth Mesoglea THICK Mesoglea THIN copyright cmassengale
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15 Cnidarian Diversity Scyphozoans: Jellyfish Anthozoans: Sea anemones Corals Hydrozoans: Hydra Cubozoa Box Jellies 15copyright cmassengale
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16 Cnidarian Diversity 16 Sea AnemoneCoral polyps Jellyfish Coral polyps copyright cmassengale
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17 Anthozoans copyright cmassengale
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18 Anthozoan Characteristics Sea Anemones Brightly colored & Resemble flowers Solitary polyps Feed on invertebrates & fish Corals Most are colonial Build limestone case Live as polyps in their case copyright cmassengale
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19 Sea Anemones & Coral Exist only as Polyps Clownfish live in anemone tentacles Corals build a limestone case which build up & form reefs ANEMONE CORAL copyright cmassengale
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20 Distribution of Coral Reefs copyright cmassengale
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21 Hydrozoans copyright cmassengale
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22Hydrozoans Hydra Exist only as polyps Reproduce by budding Freshwater only Form resistant zygotes when environment is bad Move by somersaulting with tentacles copyright cmassengale
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23 Hydra copyright cmassengale
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24 Hydra Feeding copyright cmassengale
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25 Food in Gastrovascular Cavity copyright cmassengale
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26 Colonial Hydrozoan (not a single organism Tentacles sting prey such as fish & humans Polyps in colony feed Has gas-filled air float Portuguese man-of-war copyright cmassengale
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28 Hydrozoan Life Cycle Most hydrozoans alternate polyp and medusa forms, as in the life cycle of Obelia 28copyright cmassengale
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29 Obelia Life Cycle (Hydrozoan) Larva called a planula reproductive polyp female medusa male medusa sperm zygote ovum planula polyp forming feeding polyp Fig. 25-15a, p.411 copyright cmassengale
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30 Cubozoans Box JellyFish 30copyright cmassengale
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31 Scyphozoans copyright cmassengale
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Scyphozoan Characteristics Jellyfish Medusa is dominant body form Go through small polyp stage during life cycle Stinging tentacles May live close to shore or the open ocean
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Parts of a Jellyfish 33
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Some Jellyfish Show Luminescence 34
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Jellyfish Life Cycle
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37 CTENOPHORANS copyright cmassengale
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38 Ctenophoran Characteristics Called comb jellies All marine Approximately 100 species May be spherical, ovoid, or elongate in appearance Bioluminescent copyright cmassengale
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39 Ctenophoran Characteristics Radial symmetry Have eight plates of fused cilia that resemble combs Move by beating cilia Most of the body is jelly-like mesoglea Body & tentacles covered with sticky mucus to catch prey copyright cmassengale
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40 Comb Jelly Anatomy 40copyright cmassengale
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41 Ctenophore: Comb Jelly 41 Beating Cilia copyright cmassengale
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42 Ctenophore
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