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Describe the structure and function of the stinging cells for which cnidarians are

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Describe the structure and function of the stinging cells for which cnidarians are named.

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Describe the structure and function of the stinging cells for which cnidarians are named.

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Cnidarians get their name from the cnidae, or specialized stinging cells, found in their epidermis or lining of their body. These cells are called "cnidocytes" and contain a structure called a cnidocil, which initiates an attack in re

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