Cnidarians
Phylum: Cnidaria
Scientific Name:Cnidaria
Common Name:They are jellyfish, sea anemones, corals, hydroids
Description:Cnidaria is a phylum being a part of Animalia. There are over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in freshwater and marine environments, but mainly marine. They have special stinging cells called cnidocytes which are specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey that sting their prey with poison.
Scientific Name:Cnidaria
Common Name:They are jellyfish, sea anemones, corals, hydroids
Description:Cnidaria is a phylum being a part of Animalia. There are over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in freshwater and marine environments, but mainly marine. They have special stinging cells called cnidocytes which are specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey that sting their prey with poison.
Interesting Facts About Cnidarians:
1. They have stinging cells called cnidocytes which are specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey that sting their prey with poison.
2. They are either mobile like jellyfish and polyps, or stationary like sea anemones.
3. Most corals live in colonies, but mushroom corals form a single polyp (anchored tube) that may grow 20 in wide. Their hard skeleton is made of calcium carbonate. Coral skeletons build coral reefs.
1. They have stinging cells called cnidocytes which are specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey that sting their prey with poison.
2. They are either mobile like jellyfish and polyps, or stationary like sea anemones.
3. Most corals live in colonies, but mushroom corals form a single polyp (anchored tube) that may grow 20 in wide. Their hard skeleton is made of calcium carbonate. Coral skeletons build coral reefs.