Polyp (zoology)
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A polyp in zoology is one of two forms found in the phylum Cnidaria, the other being the medusa. Polyps are roughly cylindrical in shape and elongated at the axis of the vase-shaped body. In solitary
Gorgonian polyps in a reef aquarium
Anatomy of a coral polyp
Polyps of a colony of Cnidaria
Cnidaria
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Cnidaria is a phylum of animals containing over 11,000 species of aquatic invertebrates found both in freshwater and marine environments, including jellyfish, hydroids, sea anemones, corals and some o
Polyp (zoology)
…A polyp in zoology is one of two forms found in the phylum Cnidaria, the other being the medusa. Polyps are roughly cylindrical in shape and elongated at the axis of the vase-shaped body. In solitary polyps, the aboral…
Pacific sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens
Oral end of actinodiscus polyp
Cerianthus filiformis (Ceriantharia)
Sea anemones (Actiniaria, part of Hexacorallia)