Oral Disk

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Soft tissue between the mouth and surrounding tentacles that supports these structures.

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  • Glossary: Intra-tentacular Budding
    A type of asexual reproduction where a bud forms from the parent polyp’s oral disk, producing same-sized polyps within the ring of tentacles.
  • Glossary: Mouth
    Located in the center of the oral disk of a polyp. This opening is used not only to inject food, but expel waste.
  • Glossary: Tentacles (cnidarian)
    (Singular: tentacle) Feeding mechanism that surrounds the oral disk and aids in capturing prey.
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