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The 13 pages that link to Nematocyst, each with the reason it gives.

• CnidariaBroader topic: It is the best-known stinging apparatus housed within cnidocytes.

• CnidocyteBroader topic: This capsule type fires from cnidocytes to pierce or entangle targets.

• JellyfishBroader topic: This capsule delivers the sting that makes jellyfish effective predators.

• StingBroader topic: Nematocysts pierce or entangle targets during many cnidarian stings.

• Medusa (biology)Broader topic: This capsule supplies the piercing or entangling action of many medusa stings.

• Polyp (zoology)Broader topic: This capsule is the firing apparatus behind many polyp stings.

• Portuguese man o' warBroader topic: Nematocysts deliver venom during a sting.

• ClownfishRelated: Anemone nematocysts make the clownfish’s ability to remain unharmed remarkable.

• Sea anemoneBroader topic: This capsule is the projectile sea anemones use to sting prey.

• Box jellyfishBroader topic: Nematocysts provide the mechanical delivery system for box jellyfish stings.

• Chironex fleckeriBroader topic: Its explosive discharge punctures skin and injects venom when tentacles make contact.

• Lion's mane jellyfishBroader topic: Its tentacle stings are delivered by nematocysts that penetrate or entangle prey.

• Glaucus atlanticusBroader topic: These are the stinging structures Glaucus acquires from its prey.