nematocysts

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nematocysts

the stinging capsules of marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria. They are the characteristic feature of members of the phylum.

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Bites and Stings cnidia jellyfish nemato- nematocyst Portuguese man-of-war			Anemones are members of the Cnidaria family, which includes Hydroids and jellyfish: all of these animals are equipped with microscopic stinging structures called nematocysts located at the end of their tentacles. Marine symbiosis: clownfish & anemones: the mutual symbiosis between ... by Drury, Fred / PSA Journal These stinging cells are called nematocysts (neh MAT oh sistz). Blooming jellies by Ehrenberg, Rachel / Science News for Kids Most neomenioids are predators on octocorals or hydroids, whose nematocysts are seen in their midguts. Biogeography, diversity, and evolution through vicariance of the ... by Scheltema, Amelie H. / Journal of Shellfish Research			neisserial Neivert whittler NEJM nelarabine Nelaton catheter Nélaton's dislocation Nelaton's line nelfinavir nelfinavir mesylate nelia Nelson scissors Nelson syndrome Nelson's syndrome nem nema- nemadectins nemaline nemaline body nemaline myopathy Nemathelminthes nemato- nematocerans nematocide nematocides nematocyst nematocysts Nematoda nematode nematodes nematodiasis Nematodirella nematodiriasis Nematodirus nematoid Nembutal neo- Neo-Darwinism Neo-Freudian Neo-Synephrine neoadjuvant neoadjuvant chemotherapy neoadjuvant therapy neoantigen neoarsphenamine neoarthrosis Neoascaris vitulorum Neobassia proceriflora neobehaviorism neobehaviorist Neobenedinia neobladder			Nematistius pectoralis nemato- nemato- Nematoad Nematoad Nematoad Nematoads Nematoads Nematoads nematoblast nematoblastic Nematocalyx Nematocera Nematocera nematocerans nematocidal nematocidal nematocidal nematocide nematocide nematocide nematocides nematocides nematocides nematocyst nematocyst nematocyst nematocystic nematocystic nematocystic nematocysts Nematocyte Nematocytes Nematoda Nematoda Nematoda nematode nematode nematode nematode galls nematode galls nematode galls Nematode Growth Medium Nematode infections Nematode infections Nematode infections Nematode Plant Disease nematode worm nematode worm nematode worm Nematode worms Nematode worms Nematode worms Nematodes Nematodes Nematodes nematodiasis nematodiasis Nematodirella Nematodirella cameli Nematodirella dromedarii

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