cassiosomes

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A form of cassiosome — A stinging-cell structure, composed of a layer of mainly nematocytes surrounding a core of dinoflagellates, amoebocytes and mesoglea, expelled within mucus by Rhizostomeae jellyfish to sting (and in some cases kill) prey in the surrounding water.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cassiosome
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“cassiosomes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cassiosomes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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