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  1. Cnidarian | Definition, Life Cycle, Classes, & Facts | Britannica

    May 27, 2025 · Cnidarian, any member of the phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata), a group of more than 9,000 species of mostly marine animals. The group includes corals, hydras, jellyfish, …

  2. Cnidarian - Symbiosis, Adaptations, Predators | Britannica

    May 27, 2025 · Cnidarian - Symbiosis, Adaptations, Predators: Cnidarians are used for food, building material, and jewelry. Extracts from many cnidarians have medicinal properties. All …

  3. Cnidarians Portal | Britannica

    The phylum Cnidaria is made up of more than 9,000 living species, mostly marine animals. Corals, jellyfish, sea anemones, and sea fans are all cnidarians.

  4. Characteristics, Habitat, Diet, Anatomy, & Facts - Britannica

    May 23, 2025 · Jellyfish, any planktonic marine member of the class Scyphozoa (phylum Cnidaria), a group of invertebrate animals composed of about 200 described species, or of the …

  5. Hydra | Freshwater, Cnidaria, Polyp | Britannica

    Apr 12, 2025 · Hydra, genus of invertebrate freshwater animals of the class Hydrozoa (phylum Cnidaria). The body of such an organism consists of a thin, usually translucent tube that …

  6. Scyphozoa | cnidarian class | Britannica

    In jellyfish …marine member of the class Scyphozoa (phylum Cnidaria), a group of invertebrate animals composed of about 200 described species, or of the class Cubozoa (approximately 20 …

  7. Medusa | Sea creature, Marine life, Tentacles | Britannica

    cnidarian, any member of the phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata), a group made up of more than 9,000 living species. Mostly marine animals, the cnidarians include the corals, hydras, jellyfish, …

  8. Hydroid | Characteristics & Life Cycle | Britannica

    Hydroid, any member of the invertebrate class Hydrozoa (phylum Cnidaria). Most hydroids inhabit marine environments, but some hydroids have invaded freshwater habitats. Hydroids may be …

  9. Sea pen | Cnidarian, Anthozoan & Polyp | Britannica

    sea pen, any of the 300 species of the order Pennatulacea, colonial invertebrate marine animals of the class Anthozoa (phylum Cnidaria). The name sea pen derives from their resemblance to …

  10. Cnidarian - Polyp, Medusa, Tentacles | Britannica

    May 27, 2025 · Cnidarian - Polyp, Medusa, Tentacles: Cnidarians have two cell layers, ectoderm and endoderm (gastrodermis), with the mesoglea between them. Medusae have a more highly …

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