coelenterates

Between 1965 and 1978, in addition to my work with aequorin, I also did research on the bioluminescence of various luminous organisms including the limpet Latia; the krill Meganyctiphanes; the worm Chaetopterus; the firefly squid Watasenia, various coelenterates, and luminous bacteria.

Osamu Shimomura - Autobiography 2009

Shark Bay is also an important nursery ground for crustaceans, fishes and coelenterates.

Shark Bay, Australia 2008

Traditionally, one certain way of distinguishing between Pre-Cambrian and later strata has been on the basis of the absence or presence of organisms with hard parts, or with the proven internal complexity of forms such as echinoderms and coelenterates.

Where's the ID Research? - The Panda's Thumb 2006

But the American Heritage hits the jackpot:The cavity within the body of all animals higher than the coelenterates and certain primitive worms, formed by the splitting of the embryonic mesoderm into two layers.

languagehat.com: COELOM. 2005

Translucent fronds like the tentacles of coelenterates thrust upward from the bottom.

Sliding Scales Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004

The seni were omnivores, taking fruits from the forest, edible invertebrates and coelenterates from the sea, and vegetables and tubers from their elaborate gardens.

The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

Piscean shapes with multiple gossamer wings flitted back and forth across the wave tops, snapping at tiny, electrically hued ballooning coelenterates.

Codgerspace Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1992

Terran coelenterates had developed specialized stinging cells to gather prey and defend.

Cachalot Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1980

" "Most coelenterates are primitive, and these creatures are at the opposite end of that scale.

Cachalot Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1980

The simplest creatures that possess specialized nerve cells are the coelenterates (sih-len'tur-ayts), which include such organisms as the freshwater hydra and the jellyfish.

The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963