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Do jellyfish and coral belong to the same phylum?
Yes, jellyfish, coral and anemones are of the Cnidarian Phylum. (aka Coelenterate ) these all have stinging cells known as nematocysts. =]
Identify the organisms that have tentacles with stinging cells?
Organisms such as jellyfish, anemones, and some species of coral have tentacles with stinging cells called cnidocytes. These stinging cells are used for defense, predation, and capturing prey by injecting venom into their targets.
What is coral a arthropod or sponge or an echinoderm?
Coral is nor arthropod , sponge or echinoderm , A coral is a cnidarian also called a coelenterate because it possess cnidocytes , stinging cells , gastrovascular cavity ,tentacles which are cnidarian charters .
What does a horn coral eat?
Small and light weight fishes such as zooplankton because there stinging cells are unable to grasp large prey.
Where Are the Stinging Cells of a Jellyfish Located?
The stinging cells in a jellyfish are located in it's tentacles.
What is the difference between tentacles and stinging cells?
Stinging cells are cells that "sting" and pour toxins into the bloodstream, and tentacles are long appendages that have no relation whatsoever to stinging cells.
Stinging cells are in what phylum?
Usually stinging cells belong to the phylum Cnidaria
Do jellyfish and coral belong to the same phylum cnidaria?
Coral and Jellyfish are classified together because share characteristic such as radically symmetrical, simple net nervous system, distinct larva stage. The classification is the phylum Cnidaria.
Which group of organisms is found in oceans and use stinging cells called cnidocytes to capture prey?
Jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones are examples of organisms found in oceans that use stinging cells called cnidocytes to capture their prey. These cnidocytes contain specialized structures called nematocysts that inject toxins into their prey.
What specialized cells do use for protection?
Stinging Cells
Do sponges have stinging cells?
No, sponges do not have stinging cells like those found in cnidarians (e.g., jellyfish and sea anemones). Sponges are filter feeders that rely on water flow to capture food particles, rather than using stinging cells for prey capture.
What is stinging cells of the hydra?
The stinging cells in the hydra is what helps it paralyze its prey. Once it uses its stinging cells to paralyze it, the hydra then uses its tentacles to push into itsslef considering that its only one cell layer thin.
