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  • Cnidarians: Ocean Animals with Stinging Cells (Cnidocytes)
    The group of organisms found in oceans and using stinging cells called cnidocytes to capture prey are cnidarians.

    This group includes animals like:

    * Jellyfish: These are the most well-known cnidarians. They have a bell-shaped body with tentacles that contain cnidocytes.

    * Sea anemones: These stationary animals look like flowers and use cnidocytes in their tentacles to paralyze small prey.

    * Corals: These animals form colonies and use cnidocytes to capture food and defend themselves.

    * Hydroids: These are small, colonial cnidarians that can be found in both freshwater and saltwater environments.

    Cnidocytes are specialized cells that contain a stinging structure called a nematocyst. When triggered, the nematocyst shoots out a barbed thread that can inject toxins into the prey.

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