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gptkbp:instanceOf
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phylum
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gptkbp:bioluminescent
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many species are bioluminescent
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gptkbp:bodyPlan
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diploblastic
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gptkbp:cellLayers
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two (ectoderm and endoderm)
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gptkbp:color
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transparent or translucent
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gptkbp:commonName
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comb jellies
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gptkbp:conservationStatus
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not evaluated
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gptkbp:diet
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carnivorous
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gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
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colloblasts (sticky cells for prey capture)
eight rows of ciliary plates (ctenes)
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gptkbp:distribution
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worldwide oceans
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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can disrupt fisheries (e.g., Mnemiopsis leidyi in Black Sea)
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gptkbp:excretion
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diffusion
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
1817
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gptkbp:fossil
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poor
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gptkbp:habitat
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marine environments
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gptkbp:hasNo
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nematocysts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ctenophora
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:larvalStage
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cydippid larva
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gptkbp:movement
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cilia
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gptkbp:musculature
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true muscle cells (mesodermal origin debated)
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gptkbp:nervousSystem
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nerve net
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gelatinous body
iridescent ciliary combs
lack of true organs
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:Beroe_ovata
gptkb:Leucothea_multicornis
gptkb:Mnemiopsis_leidyi
gptkb:Pleurobrachia_pileus
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gptkbp:numberOfSpecies
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approximately 200
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gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition
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debated; possibly basal metazoans
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gptkbp:predators
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gptkb:fish
sea turtles
crustaceans
other ctenophores
larval fish
small zooplankton
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gptkbp:range
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a few millimeters to over 1.5 meters
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Bilateria
gptkb:Cnidaria
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gptkbp:reproduction
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sexual
asexual (rare)
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gptkbp:respiration
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diffusion
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gptkbp:sensitivity
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sensitive to water movement
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gptkbp:shape
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biradial symmetry
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gptkbp:subkingdom
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gptkb:Eumetazoa
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Beroe
gptkb:Metazoa
gptkb:bilaterians
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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