#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
supertype: #coelenterate__cnidarian radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
member of: #phylum_Cnidaria__Cnidaria__Coelenterata__phylum_Coelenterata hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals
member of: #subkingdom_Metazoa__Metazoa multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system
member of: #kingdom_Animalia__Animalia__animal_kingdom taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
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