nematocyst
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stinging organelle found in cnidoblast (nematoblast) cells that, when matured, stores toxins and can deliver them when the cnidocil (a short extension of the cnidocyst) is stimulated by a prey or another stimulus
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- Part of
- cell cortex
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- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0042151
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- Nematocyst
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