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Cnidaria is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in fresh water and marine environments (predominantly the latter), including jellyfish, hydroids, sea anemones, corals and some of the smallest marine parasites. Their distinguishing … See more
The term cnidaria derives from the Ancient Greek word knídē (κνίδη “nettle”), signifying the coiled thread reminiscent of cnidocytes. The word was first coined in 1766 by the Swedish … See more
Sexual
Cnidarian sexual reproduction often involves a complex life cycle with both polyp and medusa stages. For example, in Scyphozoa (jellyfish) … See moreMany cnidarians are limited to shallow waters because they depend on endosymbiotic algae for much of their nutrients. The life … See more
Cnidarians form a phylum of animals that are more complex than sponges, about as complex as ctenophores (comb jellies), and less complex than bilaterians, which include almost all … See more
Basic body forms
Most adult cnidarians appear as either free-swimming medusae or sessile polyps, and many hydrozoans species are known to alternate between the two forms.
Both are radially symmetrical, like a wheel and a tube … See moreCnidarians were for a long time grouped with Ctenophores in the phylum Coelenterata, but increasing awareness of their differences … See more
Fossil record
The earliest widely accepted animal fossils are rather modern-looking cnidarians, possibly from around See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Neteldieren - Wikipedia
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WebDescribe the progressive development of tissues and their relevance to animal complexity. Phylum Cnidaria includes animals that show radial or biradial symmetry and are diploblastic, that is, they develop from two …
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WebCnidarians are radially or biradially symmetric, a general type of symmetry believed primitive for eumetazoans. They have achieved the tissue level of organization, in which some similar cells are associated into groups or …
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WebIntroduction to Cnidaria Jellyfish, corals, and other stingers: Cnidarians are incredibly diverse in form, as evidenced by colonial siphonophores, massive medusae and corals, feathery hydroids, and box jellies with complex …
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WebCnidarians are invertebrates with specialized stinging cells and two basic body forms: polyp and medusa. Learn about their digestion, reproduction, and examples of coral, jellyfish, and hydra.
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