What Is Glutinant Nematocyst?

[′glüt·ən·ənt nə′mad·ə‚sist] (invertebrate zoology) A nematocyst characterized by an open, sticky tube used for anchoring the cnidarian when walking on its tentacles.

How is Glutinant nematocyst used?

Glutinant: a sticky surface used to stick to prey, referred to as ptychocysts and found on burrowing (tube) anemones, which help create the tube in which the animal lives. Volvent: The volvent or desmoneme is a small and pear-shaped nematocyst. ... They are the smallest nematocysts.

What is a nematocyst and what does it do?

Abstract. Nematocysts or cnidocysts represent the common feature of all cnidarians. They are large organelles produced from the Golgi apparatus as a secretory product within a specialized cell, the nematocyte or cnidocyte. Nematocysts are predominantly used for prey capture and defense, but also for locomotion.