hydrozoan

Noun

Meaning

colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Examples

Scyphozoan and hydrozoan larvae have little yolk and most lack endosymbiotic algae, and therefore have to settle quickly and metamorphose into polyps. Source: Internet

Unlike the hydrozoan jellyfish, Hydromedusae, Scyphomedusae lack a vellum, which is a circular membrane beneath the umbrella that helps propels the (usually smaller) Hydromedusae through the water. Source: Internet

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