Jellyfish, Sea Anemones, and Relatives

Cnidaria

Description

This phylum contains over 10,000 species of animals found exclusively in aquatic, mostly marine, environments. They are distinguished by their use of specialized cells called cnidocytes, which contain stinging structures.

Classes
Sea Anemones and Corals

Anthozoa

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True Jellyfish

Scyphozoa

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Box Jellyfish and Sea Wasps

Cubozoa

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Hydroids, Fire Corals, and Stinging Anemones

Hydrozoa

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Stalked Jellyfish

Staurozoa

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Parasitic Jellyfish

Myxozoa

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Taxonomy
Kingdom Animals
Statistics
  • Classes 6