MeSH definition : Phylum of marine colenterates characterized by eight comb rows of fused cilia on the
body surface. In contrast to CNIDARIA they lack stinging cells, but they are voracious
predators and possess sticky cells (colloblasts) for capturing prey. Most species
are transparent and many exhibit bioluminescence.;
Phylum of marine colenterates characterized by eight comb rows of fused cilia on the
body surface. In contrast to CNIDARIA they lack stinging cells, but they are voracious
predators and possess sticky cells (colloblasts) for capturing prey. Most species
are transparent and many exhibit bioluminescence.
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