#coelenterate__cnidarian radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
supertype: #invertebrate any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
part: #coelenteron
member of: #phylum_Cnidaria
subtype: #polyp one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
subtype: #medusa one of two forms that coelenterates take: is the free-swimming sexual stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate and has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles
subtype: #jellyfish__medusa__medusan any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
subtype: #Aegina small medusa
subtype: #Chrysaora_quinquecirrha a type of jellyfish
subtype: #scyphozoan any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle
subtype: #hydrozoan__hydroid colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
subtype: #hydra small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
subtype: #siphonophore a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
subtype: #nanomia small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey
subtype: #Portuguese_man-of-war__man-of-war__jellyfish large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
subtype: #praya colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long
subtype: #apolemia large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long
subtype: #sertularian feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps
subtype: #anthozoan__actinozoan sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
subtype: #sea_anemone__seaanemone marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
subtype: #actinia__actinian__actiniarian any sea anemone or related animal
subtype: #sea_pen__seapen fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies
subtype: #coral.anthozoan marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
subtype: #gorgonian_coral__gorgoniancoral__gorgonian corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton
subtype: #sea_feather__seafeather corals forming featherlike colonies
subtype: #sea_fan__seafan corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton
subtype: #red_coral__redcoral corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry
subtype: #stony_coral__stonycoral__madrepore__madriporian_coral__madriporiancoral corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
subtype: #brain_coral__braincoral massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface
subtype: #staghorn_coral__stag's-horn_coral large branching coral resembling antlers
subtype: #mushroom_coral flattened disk-shaped stony coral usually solitary
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