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Porifera Vocabulary
Cnidaria
Class Hydrozoa
Class Staurozoa
Class Scyphozoa
Class Cubozoa
Class Anthozoa
Cnidaria Vocabulary
Ctenophora
Ctenophora Vocabulary
Platyhelminthes
Class Turbellaria
Class Monogenea
Class Trematoda
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Subclass Aspidogastrea
Subclass Digenea
Class Cestoidea
Platyhelminthes Vocabulary
Molluscan
Class Gastropoda
Class Bivalvia
Class Cephalopoda
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Molluscan Vocabulary
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Cubozoa
Basic Characteristics:
-was formally classified as an order of Schyphozoa.
-the medusa is cuboidal and tentacles hang from each corner.
-classified as sea wasps.
-some have dangerous nematocysts.
-they swim and feed in tropical waters.
*Polyp:
-Polyps are very small, and sometimes, unknown.