Lesson #8 - Deep-sea Cnidarians POWERPOINT

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Primary PolypWilliams GC (2011) The GlobalDiversity of Sea Pens (Cnidaria:Octocorallia: Pennatulacea). PLoSONE 6(7): e22747.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022747 Creative Commons.

During a disturbance, sea pens pump waterout and retract into their bulbous base. Theyemit bioluminescence, which is believed tostartle potential predators.Image credit: Joe Mabel CC BY-SA 3.0

Primary Polyp

Williams GC (2011) The Global

Diversity of Sea Pens (Cnidaria:

Octocorallia: Pennatulacea). PLoS

ONE 6(7): e22747.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.

pone.0022747 Creative Commons.

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