Cnidaria Crossword

4. The sessile, vase-shaped body form for cnidarians.
6. The extracellular matrix that acts as a glue between the epidermis and gastrodermis.
7. The class of cnidarians known as the "true jellies."
9. The class of cnidarians known as the "box jellies."
13. Interconnected nerves that are evenly spaced out that act as the cnidarian's nervous system.
14. The inner chamber of the cnidarian that acts as a "stomach."
15. The class of cnidarians that contains the hydras and siphonophores.
16. A type of asexual reproduction where the cnidarian splits into two even halves that grow into their own individual.
17. The name of the phylum that contains the sea jellies, sea anemones, corals, hydra, and siphonophores.
18. The free-floating, bell-shaped body form for cnidarians.

1. The class of cnidarians that contains sea anemones and corals.
2. The outer layer of skin-like cells that protect the cnidarian.
3. The inner layer of cells inside the cnidarian.
5. The organelle that has a coiled filament that can rapidly shoot out to inject a venomous barb into other organisms.
7. A type of asexual reproduction where the bud of a polyp develops into a medusa.
8. The larva that develops from the fertilized egg of a cnidarian.
10. A type of asexual reproduction where a piece of the cnidarian detaches from the parent cnidarian.
11. The structure that anchors polyps to their substrate.
12. The cell type that is responsible for stinging other organisms.