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volume in the
cytoplasm forces the
coiled cnidae tubule to
eject rapidly.
Prior to
discharge the
coiled cnidae tubule exists inside the cell in an "inside...
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nematocysts (
cnidae). Some of
these nematocysts have the
ability to sting.
Along the
cnidae are
spines that will
produce an acid. When the
cnidae comes into...
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captured by
discharging harpoon-like
structures (desmonemes) from
chambers (
cnidae) in
specialized cells (nematocysts) on the tentacles. In hydrozoans, these...
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evolved cnidae,
cells which serve for a
variety of
functions that
include prey capture, defense,
locomotion and attachment. When
fully formed cnidae are called...
- battles. Many sea
anemones also have acontia, thin
filaments covered in
cnidae that can be
ejected and
retracted for defence. The
venom is a mix of toxins...
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rather than
circular as in
anthozoans and
almost all
other animals. The
cnidae, the
explosive cells characteristic of the
Cnidaria and used in prey capture...
-
structures are also
often called nematocysts (alternatively,
cnidocysts or
cnidae), and
cnidocytes are
sometimes referred to as nematocytes. It is unclear...
- one to
twelve thin,
mobile tentacles. Each tentacle, or
cnida (plural:
cnidae), is
clothed with
highly specialised stinging cells called cnidocytes. Cnidocytes...
- crustaceans,
which they
immobilize by
firing groups of
stinging cells (
cnidae) into them.
Dahlia anemones are
closely related to
mottled anemones, and...
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medical professional first.
Rinse with seawater.
Freshwater will
cause the
cnidae to
release more venom,
which will
increase pain, so stay
clear of freshwater...
