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Phylum: Cnidaria

Epidermis:
•Epitheliomuscular cells
•Sensory bristles
•Cnidocyst
•Interstitial cells
•Mucus secreting cells
Mesoglea:
Gastrodermis:
•Enzyme secreting cells
•Nutritive cells
•Mucus secreting cells
Types of Cnidocyst:
•Nematocyst
•Spirocyst
•Ptychocyst
Mechanism of Nematocyst action
Solitary
vs.
Colonial
Types of Polyps:
Gastrozooid
Gonozooid
Dactylozooid (not present)
Types of Growth Patterns:
Stolonal
Sympodal
Monopodal
Parts:
•Bell
•Tentacle
•Velum
•Manubrium
•Tentacular canal
•Ring canal
•Tentacular bulb
Note: no velum, with lappets and marginal notches
Class: Cubozoa
general morphology
Parts:
•Anthocodia
•Coenenchyme
•Solenia
•Axial rod
Parts of a corallite: theca, sclerosepta, basal plate
Phylum Ctenophora
Parts:
Body
Statocyst
Comb row or ctene
Tentacles
mouth
Cyddipid/larvae form, members of Class: Nuda
Parts: cupule, statolith, balancers, basal plate
Parts:
•Mouth
•Esophagus
•Pharynx
•Stomach
•Transverse canal
•Pharyngeal canal
•Tentacular canal
•Interradial canal
•Meridional canal
•Aboral canal
Note: colloblast morphology and parts of a tentacle

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