Cnidaria Digestive System
Cnidaria are animal we now as Jellyfish. The word Cnidaria come from the word " cnidos " which is greek for stinging nettle. A nettle is a herbaceous plant taht has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs. Cnidarains are a diverse form, as studied they are apart of the siphonophores (loating or swimming colony of polyplike) family. Their body contains medusae and coral, feathery lydroids, and box jellies with complex eye.
The Cnidaria's digestive system is very complex but also simple. They have a one way digestive system. On way meaning that all of food ( digested or not ) go through the same way. This process is called the Gastrovascular Cavity. Every animal has their way of surviving this forever changing world. Some animals do the hunting while others get hunted. Fortunately the Cnidaria's are the hunters in this situation. They use their nematocysts (tentacles of a jellyfish) to cut, jab, puncture, and stick to their prey. Inside the Cnidaria's nematocysts holds toxic chemicals which can kill whatever they are hunting. after the process of hunting and killing, the prey now in the body of the Cnidaria goes through the Gastrovascular Cavity.
The Cnidaria's digestive system is very complex but also simple. They have a one way digestive system. On way meaning that all of food ( digested or not ) go through the same way. This process is called the Gastrovascular Cavity. Every animal has their way of surviving this forever changing world. Some animals do the hunting while others get hunted. Fortunately the Cnidaria's are the hunters in this situation. They use their nematocysts (tentacles of a jellyfish) to cut, jab, puncture, and stick to their prey. Inside the Cnidaria's nematocysts holds toxic chemicals which can kill whatever they are hunting. after the process of hunting and killing, the prey now in the body of the Cnidaria goes through the Gastrovascular Cavity.