Cnidarians
Cnidaria
Description
Cnidarians include corals, sea anemones, and jellyfish—some of the most recognizable life in the sea. Divers often spot colorful anemones tucked into crevices, branching or boulder corals swaying in the current, and—depending on the region—jellyfish drifting through the water column.
Classes
Anthozoans
Anthozoa
Jellyfish and their relatives
Medusozoa
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
Octocorallians
Octocorallia
Hydroids
Hydrozoa
Cup Animals
Scyphozoa
Stalked Jellyfish
Staurozoa
Taxonomy
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Statistics
- Classes 7