Polyp and Medusa
Polyp and Medusa are the names for two body shapes found in the aquatic invertebrate phylum Cnidaria, one nonmotile and the other often free-swimming. Some species in this category are always polyps, while others are always medusa, and yet others have both polyp and medusa stages in their life cycle. The polyp is a nonmotile, sessile creature; […]