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• TISSUE level of body organization
• Middle layer = MESOGLEA = Acellular matrix (Just jelly!)
• Diagnostic cell type = CNIDOCYTEIt contains the Nematocyst organelle
PHYLUM
CNIDARIA
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AB C
Cnidocyte vs. Nematocyst
A = ?
B = ?
C = ?
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Insert: A Cnidocyte (C) – cell containing a Nematocyst - organellenot yet triggered.
Cnidarians areDIPLOBLASTIC
E
E
G
G M
(2 tissue layers)C = Epidermis (E) & A = Gastrodermis (G)with B = Mesoglea in between the two
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Specialized cells called cnidocytes contain nematocysts. These are used for anchorage, defense and capture ofprey.
Phylum Cnidaria
Close-up of Nematocysts
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Cnidarian Life Cycles
• Hydrozoa Polyp dominantMedusa does exist
(Hydra is cute but odd!)Remember the fire coral!
• Scyphozoa Medusa dominantPolyp does exist
• Anthozoa Polyp only
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Do you know the difference between a bud and a gonad?
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PHYLUM Cnidaria
cLASS Hydrozoa
Cnidocyte-bearing tentacles, mouth, GVC & bud (branch = asexual reproduction) [fig 2.2]
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PHYLUM Cnidaria
CLASS Hydrozoa
Polyp with gonads for sexual reproduction & close-up view of the gonads [fig 2.2] (bumps)
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Which structure is used for what?
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PHYLUM Cnidaria
CLASS Hydrozoa
Obelia colony slide with close-up of the some of the polyps or zooids. Note polymorphism - gastrozooids (with feeding tentacles) & gonozooids for reproduction [fig 2.3-6]
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It floats like like boat and
Stings like a bee
It’s squishy and ghoulish
And dangerous to me….
So what is it?
Clue - Hydrozoan
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PHYLUM Cnidaria
CLASS Hydrozoa
Portuguese Man-O-War is an excellent example of polymorphism. It is a colony of many individuals –again = zooids – modified for different tasks (feeding, floating, reproduction, etc.)
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This next specimen is on almost EVERY practical exam!
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PHYLUM CnidariaCLASS Hydrozoa
Calcium-carbonate skeletons of a fire coral. This is a hydrozoan (not an anthozoan corals) because it has both a POLYP stage (dominant = above) & a MEDUSA stage in its life cycle.
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Ventral view of a Hydrozoan Medusa [fig 2.3-7]Note Long knobby tentacles with batteries ofnematocysts along them. (S) Statocysts are for balance
PHYLUM Cnidaria
CLASS Hydrozoa
S
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Please pass the jelly!
What am I talking about?
Clue – It’s NOT Polander All-fruit
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A Scyphozoan = A jelly!
Statocysts can be at the base of the tentacles or in between them.
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3 examples of jellyfish. Note the large amount of mesoglea present in this class. MEDUSA is dominant in Scyphozoans, butpolyp stage is also present at some point during their life cycle.
PHYLUM CnidariaCLASS Scyphozoa
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You need to know the order of the following life-cycle structures…..
Again – they appear in almost every exam….
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Life cycle (fig 2.6)P A S St E A
P Planula A Actinula (No slide)S ScyphistomaSt StrobilaE Ephyra A Adult
PHYLUM CnidariaCLASS Scyphozoa
P S St
E
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Close-up of planula stage [fig 2.6-B] Bilateral motile larval stage able to move away from parent to settle in a new area.
PHYLUM Cnidaria
CLASS Scyphozoa
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Close-up of scyphistoma stage [fig 2.6-D]
PHYLUM Cnidaria
CLASS Scyphozoa
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Close-up of strobila stage. Buds form from asexual reproduction [fig 2.6-E]
PHYLUM CnidariaCLASS Scyphozoa
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PHYLUM CnidariaCLASS Scyphozoa
Close-up of ephyra larva [fig 2.6-F]
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Calcium-carbonate skeletons of various corals, sea fans & sea whips. All = Anthozoa: ONLY the POLYP stage is present.
PHYLUM Cnidaria CLASS Anthozoa
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PHYLUM CnidariaCLASS Anthozoa
Note that ONLY the POLYP stage is present. In their life cycle
Remember you saw them fight in slow motion in the ‘Shapes of Life’video????
Some Anthozoa grow as individual polyps such as this Sea anemone. [fig 2.7]
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Other Anthozoa grow as colonies of polyps. Examples of this include sea pansies (shown here,) sea fans, sea whips, sea pens and of course corals.
Remember, ONLY the POLYP stage is present in the Anthozoa class of cnidarians.
PHYLUM Cnidaria
CLASS Anthozoa