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    The document describes characteristics of the phylum Cnidaria. It includes four classes: Anthozoa, Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa. Anthozoa are dominated by polyps and have septate gastrovascular cavities. Cubozoa medusae have a cube-shaped bell and solid tentacles arranged into four clusters. Scyphozoa medusae are saucer or disc shaped with gonads and oral arms. Hydrozoa are often colonial with both polyps and disc shaped medusae, some with a velum.

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    The document describes characteristics of the phylum Cnidaria. It includes four classes: Anthozoa, Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, and Hydrozoa. Anthozoa are dominated by polyps and have septate gastrovascular cavities. Cubozoa medusae have a cube-shaped bell and solid tentacles arranged into four clusters. Scyphozoa medusae are saucer or disc shaped with gonads and oral arms. Hydrozoa are often colonial with both polyps and disc shaped medusae, some with a velum.

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    PHYLUM

    CNIDARIA

    PHYLUM CNIDARIA
    Has cells called cnidocytes that contain organelles cnidae;
    nematocysts are examples of cnidocytes
    Radial symmetry
    Two types of individuals: polyps and medusae (dimorphism)
    Diploblas5c: epidermis and gastrodermis; mesoglea, an
    extracellular matrix (jelly) lies between body layers
    Incomplete digesMve system; gut called gastrovascular cavity;
    oNen branched or divided with septa
    Extracellular diges5on in gastrovascular cavity and
    intracellular diges5on in gastrodermal cells
    Nervous system: diuse; nerve net; sense organs include well-
    developed statocysts (organs of balance) and ocelli
    (photosensiMve organs)
    No excretory or respiratory system

    Phylum
    Cnidaria
    Class
    Anthozoa

    Class
    Cubozoa

    Class
    Scyphozoa

    Class
    Hydrozoa

    CLASS ANTHOZOA

    CLASS ANTHOZOA

    Lobophyton

    DOMINANT FORM: POLYP


    MESOGLEA: CELLULAR
    GVC: WITH SEPTA
    OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: SOME
    MEMBERS PRODUCE CALCAREOUS OR
    HORNY SKELETON

    Fungia

    Tubipora

    Metridium

    CORALLITE

    Acropora (table coral)

    SCLEROSEPTA

    CORALLITE

    - The whole thing is the


    corallite lol

    Fungia (mushroom coral)

    CORALLITE

    Lobophyton (soL coral)

    Metridium (sea anemone)

    Tubipora (organ pipe coral)

    CLASS CUBOZOA

    CLASS CUBOZOA
    DOMINANT FORM: MEDUSAE
    SHAPE OF BELL IN MEDUSA: FOUR-SIDED,
    CUBE-SHAPED

    BELL

    MESOGLEA: CELLULAR
    GVC: WITH SEPTA
    OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: SOLID TENTACLES
    ARRANGED INTO FOUR CLUSTERS (PEDALIA,
    POLYP STAGE DOES NOT STROBILATE

    GONADS

    PEDALIUM

    Chiropsalmus
    CUBE-SHAPED
    BELL; PEDALIA

    CLASS SCYPHOZOA

    CLASS SCYPHOZOA
    DOMINANT FORM: MEDUSAE (SCYPHOMEDUSA)

    ORAL ARMS

    SHAPE OF BELL IN MEDUSA: SAUCER-SHAPED,


    DISC-SHAPED
    MESOGLEA: CELLULAR
    GVC: WITH SEPTA
    OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: ASEXUAL
    REPRODUCTION BY STROBILATION

    GONADS

    TENTACLES

    BELL

    Aurelia
    Crescent-shaped gonads

    CLASS HYDROZOA

    CLASS HYDROZOA
    DOMINANT FORM: POLYP
    SHAPE OF BELL IN MEDUSA: DISC-
    SHAPED
    MESOGLEA: ACELLULAR
    GVC: WITHOUT SEPTA
    OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: USUALLY
    COLONIAL; SOME WITH CALCAREOUS
    SKELETON; MEDUSA WITH VELUM
    (INWARD PROJECTION OF BELL
    MARGIN)

    Hydra (polyp)

    Aglaophenia

    Obelia

    Physalia

    GASTROZOOIDS

    GONOZOOIDS

    BELL

    ORAL ARM

    TENTACLES
    MOUTH
    Obelia (L: polyp, R: medusa)
    PEDICEL

    GONADS

    MOUTH
    CORALLITE
    TENTACLES

    BUDDING
    POLYP

    Hydra
    HYDROZOA, POLYP ONLY

    CORALLITE

    Physalia

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