Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The mechanism of capturing, consumption, and digestion of prey by cnidarians.

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Cnidarians are the eumetazoans (having true tissues developed from distinct layers of embryo). Cnidaria and ctenophore are the two phyla that come under eumetazoans having a radial symmetry and are also known as soft-bodied animals. They have a diploblastic body plan and lack organ system and coelom.

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