Medusozoa
Clade of marine invertebrates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Medusozoa is a clade in the phylum Cnidaria, and is often considered a subphylum.[2][3] It includes the classes Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Staurozoa and Cubozoa, and possibly the parasitic Polypodiozoa. Medusozoans are distinguished by having a medusa stage in their often complex life cycle, a medusa typically being an umbrella-shaped body with stinging tentacles around the edge.[4] With the exception of some Hydrozoa (and Polypodiozoa), all are called jellyfish in their free-swimming medusa phase.[3][5]
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Medusozoa | |
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Pacific sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Subphylum: | Medusozoa |
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