Phylum Cnidaria  (Coelenterata)

nettle-like predators with tentacles
cnidocyte - stinging cell with a nematocyst that is projected into prey
radial symmetry
alternation of generations
      medusa - sexually reproducing, mobile
      polyp - plant-like, asexual reproduction

     Class Hydrozoa   (hydra, Portuguese man-of-war)

     Class Scyphozoa   (jelly fish)

     Class Anthozoa   (corals and anemones)
 
 

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