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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The knobbed tentacle tip of an anthozoan, usually bearing numerous nematocysts.
Industry:Natural environment
A copulatory structure employed by the males of species that practise internal fertilisation to transfer sperm cells into the reproductive tube of the female, e.g., the clasper of a shark, skate or ray; penis; modified anal fin (gonopodium) of live-bearer fishes.
Industry:Natural environment
A group of species that use the same resources in a similar way; an ecological association based on similar roles in a community rather than evolutionary descent, as for example, philtre feeders or browsers.
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A mutation that causes a body part of an organism to develop in an inappropriate position.
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A sensory structure in some jellyfish (Scyphozoa), associated with a rhopalium, which responds to touch (pressure); a fleshy lobe.
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An anthozoan of the subclass Octocorallia, commonly called sea fans and sea whips.
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Animals that live upon or are associated with substratum features.
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