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== Description == | |||
#Sub-group of Gnidarians | |||
#Polyp and Medusa life stages | |||
#*Polyp is stationary and buds free floating reproductive Medusa.<ref name=”animaldiversity”> http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Hydrozoa/</ref> | |||
#Huge diversity of body types and life cycles | |||
#Often develop colonies, which can take many different forms[[2]] | |||
#*Coral-like (fire corals) | |||
#**Unlike true corals which consist of many cells of an individual animal, Hydrozoan corals consist of individual members called Zooids that together function as a colonial animal(3) | |||
#*Free floating (jellyfish-like) | |||
#**Resemble jellyfish, actually a colony consisting of multiple groups of mature Medusa | |||
== Distribution == | |||
#Found in every ocean around the world | |||
#Almost entirely in salt water | |||
== Symbiotic Relationships == | |||
== Reef Building == | |||
Revision as of 16:10, 26 February 2014
Hydrozoans
Description
- Sub-group of Gnidarians
- Polyp and Medusa life stages
- Polyp is stationary and buds free floating reproductive Medusa.[1]
- Huge diversity of body types and life cycles
- Often develop colonies, which can take many different forms2
- Coral-like (fire corals)
- Unlike true corals which consist of many cells of an individual animal, Hydrozoan corals consist of individual members called Zooids that together function as a colonial animal(3)
- Free floating (jellyfish-like)
- Resemble jellyfish, actually a colony consisting of multiple groups of mature Medusa
- Coral-like (fire corals)
Distribution
- Found in every ocean around the world
- Almost entirely in salt water