cnidarian: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Coelenterata • Cnidaria • coelenterate

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Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

A sea nettle jellyfish, Chrysaora fuscescens, with a translucent golden bell and long, trailing tentacles against a blue background.

Translucent box jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, illuminated in blue light against a dark aquarium background.

An ornate Cassiopeia jellyfish with a translucent bell and ruffled orange oral arms floats in clear blue water in Jellyfish Lake, Kakaban, Indonesia.

common clown fish; sea anemone

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