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1. Polyp
2. Medusa
B. Polyp
Coral polyp
Polyp (sea anemone)
Mythical Hydra
Polyp (Hydra)
Perseus slays the Gorgon Medusa
C. Medusa
• Umbrella shape
• Tentacles around mouth
• Motile, Free-swimming
• Have D. Tentacles
nematocysts
(stinging
cells)
• Coiled thread
discharges
like a harpoon
• Contains
neurotoxin
• Paralyzes prey
Discharged
nematocyst
Discharged nematocyst
II. Level of Organization
A. Tissue
B. No organs
III. Symmetry
Radial
Compass jellyfish
IV. Habitat
A. Aquatic
1. Most Marine
2. Few fresh-water
V. Feeding
A. Carnivores
Lion’s mane eats
(predators) another jelly
B. Process of feeding
1. Tentacles sting prey with
nematocysts
2. Tentacles grab prey
3. Prey pulled into mouth
Process of feeding
• Via diffusion
• Body is two cell layers
thick
VII. Internal Transport
Via diffusion
VIII. Excretion
• Via diffusion
IX. Response
A. No cephalization or nervous system
B. Nerve net around mouth
IX. Response
C. Sensory cells
1. Chemoreceptors (chemicals)
2. Thigmoreceptors (touch)
3. Photoreceptors (light)
Ocelli (eyespots)
4. Statocysts (balance)
X. Locomotion
1. Asexual
budding from polyps or medusae
2. Sexual
a. Medusae release sperm & eggs
b. Some monoecious, some dioecious
c. Larvae free-swimming
XII. Ecological Role
Red-eyed medusa
Jellyfish
Jellyfish
Jellyfish
Lion’s mane
Jellyfish