Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To define: Primary septa, siphonoglyph, incomplete septa, septal filaments, pedal laceration, and acontia threads with regard to sea anemones.
Introduction: The Cnidarians are a phylum of simple animals. It includes jellyfish, hydras, corals, and sea anemones. The Cnidarians are divided into major classes, namely the Scyphozoa, Anthozoa, Staurozoa, and Hydrozoa.
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