ctenophora- “comb bearer” “comb jellies” or “gooseberries” 8 comb rows of cilia lack...

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PHYLUM CTENOPHORA

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Ctenophora- “comb bearer” “Comb jellies” or “gooseberries” 8 comb rows of cilia Lack stinging cells Have sticky cells to

capture prey Great predators Many display bioluminescence 2 germ layers and mesoglea Sexual reproduction No polyp stage

http://arkive.org/sea-gooseberry/pleurobrachia-pileus/video-00.html

24:00 into Ocean Drifters

Glowing Animals-

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/photogalleries/glowing-animal-pictures/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MKq6CvxR7wComb eating larvae

How can you compare and contrast Cnidarians and Ctenophores?