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Coelenterata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coelenterata is an obsolete long term encompassing two animal phyla, the Ctenophora (comb jellies) and the Cnidaria (coral animals, true jellies, sea anemones, sea pens, and their allies). The name c...
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Definition of coelenterate in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of coelenterate. Pronunciation of coelenterate. Translations of coelenterate. coelenterate synonyms, coelenterate antonyms. Information about coelenterate in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... coelenterate; coelenterate family;
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about coelenterate. coelenterate. Information about coelenterate in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Any freshwater or marine organism of the phylum Coelenterata, having a body wall composed of two layers of cells. They also possess stinging cells. ... How to thank TFD for its existence?
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Definition of coelenterate from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of coelenterate. Pronunciation of coelenterate. Definition of the word coelenterate. Origin of the word coelenterate. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » coelenterate...
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Definition of coelenterate in the AudioEnglish.net Dictionary. Meaning of coelenterate. What does coelenterate mean? Proper usage of the word coelenterate. Information about coelenterate in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. ... Dictionary entry overview: What does coelenterate mean?
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Definition of coelenterate from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "coelenterate" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Shelves of coral surround the Pacific island of Palau. Corals, small organisms related to anemones, secrete calcium carbonate, which hardens into an exoskeleton and over time forms reefs ... Related Photo Galleries ... Photo: Coelenterate coral...
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An example of an introduced coelenterate is the Black Sea jellyfish, Maeotias inexspectata. These small purple jellyfish were introduced via ballast water from Russian ships into San Francisco Bay in 1993. They under went a population explosion and infested tributaries of the bay.
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The phylum coelenterate (or cnidarian), as the image above shows, (hollow body) is a group of animals with a very simple body structure. Their body only contains a mouth, a saclike structure, and tentacles. ... When the prey is subdued, it is manuevered to the coelenterate's mouth. Undigested parts are spit back out.
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Coelenterates, also cnidarians, members of the animal phylum Coelenterata or Cnidaria, including the coral, hydra, jellyfish, and sea anemone.... ... coelenterate. Any freshwater or marine organism of the phylum Coelenterata, having a body wall composed of two layers of cells. They also possess stinging cells.
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