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

PHYLUM CTENOPHORA

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cnidaria/images/RedLine2.jpg

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



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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MKq6CvxR7w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MKq6CvxR7w

How can you compare and contrast Cnidarians and Ctenophores?

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

Documents

5mkq6cvxr7w comb

polyp stage http

sticky cells

germ layers

mesoglea sexual reproduction

display bioluminescence

prey great predators

contrast cnidarians