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    This document provides information about the phylum Cnidaria. It discusses that cnidarians are radially symmetrical, diploblastic animals that exhibit tissue-level organization. They have a gastrovascular cavity with one opening and cnidarian cells called cnidocytes that contain stinging organelles called nematocysts used to capture prey and for defense. Cnidarians can exist as polyps or medusae and many species go through a life cycle changing between the two forms. The document also lists some example cnidarian genera including Hydra, Obelia, Physalia, Aurelia, Metridium, Antipathes, and Fungia.

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    This document provides information about the phylum Cnidaria. It discusses that cnidarians are radially symmetrical, diploblastic animals that exhibit tissue-level organization. They have a gastrovascular cavity with one opening and cnidarian cells called cnidocytes that contain stinging organelles called nematocysts used to capture prey and for defense. Cnidarians can exist as polyps or medusae and many species go through a life cycle changing between the two forms. The document also lists some example cnidarian genera including Hydra, Obelia, Physalia, Aurelia, Metridium, Antipathes, and Fungia.

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    Ac tivi ty 1 7:

    Ph ylu m Cn idaria
    Pre-Lab Discussion
    CNIDARIANS
     Includes radially
    symmetrical animals
     Most primitive
    eumetazoan
    – Exhibit tissue level
    organization
     Diploblastic tissues with
    mesoglea
     Coeleteron/Gastrovascula
    r cavity
    – with one opening
    – Functions for
    metabolism and as a
    hydroskeleton
    CNIDARIAN
    SKELETONS
     Exoskeleton
    – Chitinous
    – Calcareous
    – Proteinaceous
     Hydroskeleton
    CNIDARIAN NERVOUS
    SYSTEM

     Protoneuron – primitive nervous


    system
     Statocyst – a.k.a. statoliths

    – for gravity
     Ocelli – primitive eyes
    CNIDARIAN
    LOCOMOTORY SYSTEM

     Epitheliomuscular
    NEMATOCYST
     stinging organelle
     For capturing prey and for
    defense
     Within speciallized cells called
    CNIDOCYTES
     Releases NEUROTOXINS
    CNIDARIAN
    POLYMORPHISM
    Testis
     POLYP – cylindrical
    Testis
    Testis Testi
    Testi  MONOECIOUS
    s s
     MEDUSA – umbrella-  DIOECIOUS
    shaped
    Testis
    Testis
    Testis

    Ovary

    Testis Testis
    Testis
    Testis
    CNIDARIAN LIFE CYCLE
     POLYP – cylindrical
     MEDUSA –
    umbrella-shaped
    Classes
     Hydrozoa
     Scyphozoa
     Cubozoa
     Anthozoa
    – Subclass Zoantharia
    – Subclass Ceriantipatharia
    – Subclass Alconaria
    OBSERVE THE
    FOLLOWING:
     Hydra – microscopic
     Obelia – microscopic
     Physalia – Portuguese Man O’ War
     Aurelia – true jelly fish; moon jelly
     Metridium – sea anemone
     Antipathes – black coral
     Fungia – Mushroom coral
     Tubipora – organ pipe coral
    Obelia

    Hydra

    Metridium Fungia
    Tubipora
    Physalia

    Aurelia

    Acropora
    ….Start

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