BIO 385 — Invertebrate Zoology
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Invertebrate Diversity
Phylum Ctenophora — Comb Jellies

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Characteristics

  • Diploblastic; endoderm & ectoderm separated by mesenchyme
  • Biradial symmetry
  • Gastrovascular cavity with anal pores
  • No alternation of generations; no sessile stage
  • 8 combs (rows of ciliary plates)
  • Most with pair of long tentacles
Sea Gooseberry
Sea Gooseberry, Pleurobranchia sp.
See also labeled photo.
Lobed Comb Jelly
Lobed Comb Jelly, Mnemiopsis sp. 		Lobed Comb Jelly
Beröe's Comb Jelly, Beroe cucumis

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Protozoans

Porifera

Cnidarians

Ctenophores

Platyhelminthes

Lophophorates

Minor Phyla

Nemerteans

Annelids & relatives

Molluscs

Tardigrades &
Onychophorans

Arthropods

Nematodes

Echinoderms

Hemichordates

Invertebrate Chordates


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