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Phylum Porifera and Cnidaria

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The main features to recognize members of Porifera (sponges) and Cnidaria (corals, sea anemones, jellyfish) are presented. Some toxinological information is highlighted focusing on dangerous species like sea anemones and box jellyfish.

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Acknowledgements

The authors were supported by grants 2010/50174-7, 2010/5234-6, 2011/50242-5, 2013/04084-4 São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), and CNPq (557333/2005-9, 490158/2009-9; 301039/2013-5, 305805/2013-4); this is a contribution of NP-BioMar, USP.

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  1. Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, trav. 14, n. 101, SP 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil

    André C. Morandini & Antonio C. Marques

  2. Departamento de Fisiologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, trav. 14, n. 101, SP 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil

    Márcio R. Custódio

  3. Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, São Sebastião, Brazil

    Antonio C. Marques

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  1. Dept of Anatomy, Natl Univ of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    P. Gopalakrishnakone

  2. Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

    Vidal Haddad Jr.

  3. Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    Aurelia Tubaro

  4. College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea (Republic of)

    Euikyung Kim

  5. College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    William R. Kem

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Morandini, A.C., Custódio, M.R., Marques, A.C. (2016). Phylum Porifera and Cnidaria. In: Gopalakrishnakone, P., Haddad Jr., V., Tubaro, A., Kim, E., Kem, W. (eds) Marine and Freshwater Toxins. Toxinology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6419-4_6

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