Use the following characters to generate a cladogram for the five taxa in the ta

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Use the following characters to generate a cladogram for the five taxa in the table below. Indicate all character-gate changes on your cladogram (e.g.. Polyp 0 arrow 1). Nematocysts: 0 = absent, 1 - present Medusa: 0 - absent, 1 = present Polyp: 0 = absent, 1 = large or prominent in life cycle, 2 = small or inconspicuous in life cycle Strobila: 0 = absent, 1 = present We have no specimens of Cubozoa in lab, so its character states are filled in for you. For the polyp character, large and small refer to the size of the polyp stage relative to the medusa stage (if present;. According to your cladogram, what is the sister taxon to the Scyphozoa? According to your cladogram, which is the most primitive class of cnidarians?

Explanation / Answer

1. Nemocysts

2. Strobila

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