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GASTROVASCULAR CAVITY
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a central cavity with a single opening in the body of certain animals that functions in both the digestion and distribution of gasses
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POLYP
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the sessile variant of the cnidarian body plan; the alternate form is the medusa
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MEDUSA
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the floating, flattened, mouth-down version of the cnidarian body plan; the alternate form is the polyp
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CNIDOCYTE
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a specialized cell unique ot the phylum cnidaria; contains a capsule-like organelled housing a coiled thread that, when discharged, explodes outward and functions in prey capture or defense
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NEMATOCYST
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in a cnidocyte of a cnidarian, a specialized capsule-like organelle containing a coiled thread that when discharged can penetrate the body wall of the prey
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