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		<title>The Fascinating Ctenophore</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[comb jelly]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-fascinating-ctenophore/" title="The Fascinating Ctenophore" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="150" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ctenophora1a-300x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Ctenophore" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ctenophora1a-300x150.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ctenophora1a-800x400.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ctenophora1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Ctenophore, aka comb jelly, is a marine <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;invertebrate&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;An invertebrate is an animal lacking a backbone, such as an &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;arthropod&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;mollusk&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;annelid&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;coelenterate&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, etc. The invertebrates constitute an artificial division of the animal kingdom, comprising 95% of animal species and about 30 different phyla.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/invertebrate/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">invertebrate</a>. They are part of the plankton family and there are also pelagic (open ocean) species as well. Even though they resemble jellyfish, they are not zoologically related to jellies. This is because they lack nematocysts (stinging cells). Instead, they use specially [&#x2026;]</p>
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