Examples of cnidocyte in the following topics:
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- Members of the class Anthozoa display only polyp morphology and have cnidocyte-covered tentacles around their mouth opening.
- The mouth of a sea anemone is surrounded by tentacles that bear cnidocytes.
- Sea anemones feed on small fish and shrimp, usually by immobilizing their prey using the cnidocytes.
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- Cnidarians are diploblastic, have organized tissue, undergo extracellular digestion, and use cnidocytes for protection and to capture prey.
- Cnidarians contain specialized cells known as cnidocytes ("stinging cells"), which contain organelles called nematocysts (stingers).
- Animals from the phylum Cnidaria have stinging cells called cnidocytes.
- Cnidocytes contain large organelles called (a) nematocysts that store a coiled thread and barb.