Some nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opistobranchia, Nudibranchia) are armed with stinging structures, called cnidocysts or nematocysts, which they steal from their cnidarian prey for their own defense. When the nudibranch eats a cnidarian, the unfired nematocysts are moved out to the dorsal, fingerlike structures on its back (the cerata), where they are stored in a sac, the so-called cnidosac (the bright white structure at the tips of the cerata) and remain fully functional. For protection, the nudibran
Hide player controls
Hide resume playing