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Cnidaria. By: Big D Toni Mele. Diversity. 9000 species Two kinds of body forms There body forms is what makes cnidarians diverse. Invertebrate. Every member of this species is an invertebrate That means the species don’t have a backbone . Cnidarian Reproduction.
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Cnidaria By: Big D Toni Mele
Diversity • 9000 species • Two kinds of body forms • There body forms is what makes cnidarians diverse
Invertebrate • Every member of this species is an invertebrate • That means the species don’t have a backbone
Cnidarian Reproduction • Cnidarians can reproduce both asexually and sexually • Sexually • Male and female structures both appear in the offspring’s appearance • Asexually • Reproduction by budding
Type of Skeleton and movement • This is one of the body forms of a Cnidarians. • Polyp-are cylindrical body with tentacles
Con’t • This is the other body type of the cnidarians • Medusa- umbrella shaped with fringes of tentacles
Feeding and digestion • They are carnivores • They eat their food through their mouth • They have a hollow bag like structure (gastrovascular cavity) that lets food water and lets waste leaves through the same opening
Examples of Cnidarians • Sea anemones • Medusae • Corals • Hydroids • Box jellies