ctenophores in English
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1. Many Ctenophores are bioluminescent
2. Many Ctenophores are bioluminescent
3. Most Ctenophores resemble biradially symmetrical (see …
4. Presence of only two tentacles in some Ctenophores
5. Ctenes, row of ciliary comb plates characteristic of Ctenophores
6. As the gelatinous body of the Ctenophores resembles that of cnidarian jellyfish, many authors assumed that cnidarians and Ctenophores are related (grouped as ‘coelenterates’ ).
7. Ctenophores are the most basal known type of animals
8. Ctenophores have a branched digestive tract that also has circulatory function
9. Instead, in order to capture prey, Ctenophores possess sticky cells called colloblasts.
10. Ctenophores are gelatinous like sea jellies (“jellyfish”), but lack their stinging cells.
11. Cnidarians live in both freshwater and marine habitats while ctenophores only live in the sea
12. Ctenophores, variously known as comb jellies, sea gooseberries, sea walnuts, or Venus's girdles, are voracious predators
13. Most Ctenophores feed on plankton and are bioluminescent, producing brilliant displays of blue or green light at night
14. Shimmering waves of light, stalking their prey, Ctenophores are on the move.For more photos & videos :http://www.planktonchronicles.org
15. ‘Data from sponges, Ctenophores, and cnidarians are providing a glimpse into the some of the earliest events in Hox evolution.’ ‘Cell-lineage studies of Ctenophores, polyclad flatworms, nemertines and acoelomorph flatworms reveal important distinctions between mesodermal cells arising from ectoderm and those from endoderm.’
16. Ctenophores get their name from the ctenes, or combs, that run down their bodies and help them to swim.
17. Because Ctenophores can produce brilliant colors from diffraction through their comb plates, people get the impression that they are seeing
18. Coelenterates (cnidaria and ctenophores) are well recognized as predators in food webs of marine ecosystems but are less often considered as prey
19. The Coelenterates differ from ctenophores in being primarily radial in symmetry, in possessing nematocysts, in having a polyp stage, and …
20. Quick facts about these voracious carnivores! The Comb Jelly (Ctenophores, Gooseberries, Sea Walnuts, Venus's Girdles, Warty Comb Jelly, Melon Jellyfish)
21. Ctenophores are characterized by eight rows consisting of ciliated plates called ctenes (combs), which are radially arranged on the spherical body surface
22. Ctenophores have a diffuse subepidermal net of non-polar neurons; beneath the comb rows, these neurons form an elongate mesh resembling nerve fibers.
23. [from 19th c.] 2017, Douglas Fox, ‘Aliens in our midst’, Aeon, 1 August: Ctenophores are abundant in the oceans, but long-neglected by scientists
24. Ctenophore (plural Ctenophores) Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming
25. Noun Cnidarian (plural Cnidarians) (zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria
26. Cnidaria, phylum of multicellular, radially symmetrical invertebrates (eg, hydroids, jellyfish, sea anemones, corals) dating to late Precambrian era (630-570 million years ago).Formerly, phylum Coelenterata included Cnidarians and ctenophores (comb jellies)
27. Ctenophores (pronounced “TEEN-o-fours”) are mysterious ocean drifters found anywhere from the ocean’s edge to the deepest parts of the ocean. Colorful, translucent, and delicate, these predators slip through ocean waters capturing …
28. Ctenophores, also knowns as “comb jellies” or “sea walnuts,” are an important phylum in the global ocean, serving as a critical middle step in the food web between smaller zooplankton and larger fishes
29. "ka"). Ctenophores are characterized by eight rows of cilia, which are used for locomotion. The cilia in each row are arranged to form a stack of combs, also called comb plates, or ctenes; thus the name Ctenophore comes from the Greek, meaning
30. Ctenophore: 1 n biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb Synonyms: comb jelly Types: show 4 types hide 4 types beroe delicately iridescent thimble-shaped Ctenophores platyctenean Ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened