Corals belong to the Phylum Cnidaria. Other animals that belong to the Phylum Cnidaria include jellyfish, hydrae, and sea anemones. Cnidaria are invertebrates (they do not have a backbone) and all have specialized cells called nematocysts that help them capture prey and defend themselves. Cnidaria exhibit radial symmetry.
No it doesn't have a backbone.
a coral reef is not one big animal, it is a bunch of small coral polyps growing on top of each other. the outer layer are the live polyps (coral is an animal) and they are on top of the dead coral skeletons. a coral polyp does not have a backbone because it is an invertebrate of cnidaria phylum. it has a skeleton made of calcium carbonate, or carbon and calcium. neither one coral polyp has a backbone and a coral reef does not have a backbone either.
Of the three: octopus, coral snake, and snail, there is only one vertebrate which is the coral snake. The reason is that it has a backbone, one of the characteristics of a vertebrate. Neither the snail nor the octopus have an internal skeleton or backbone to qualify as a vertebrate, so they are classified as invertebrates.
Of course! Without a backbone, snakes would not be able to move! Snakes are NOT invertebrates, contrary to some people's beliefs.
Other animals that do not have a backbone include arthropods (such as insects and spiders), mollusks (such as octopuses and snails), and cnidarians (such as jellyfish and coral). These animals have different types of support structures instead of a rigid backbone.
Being a vertebrate, all reptiles (including snakes) have spines.
Some of these non-chordates are marine animals. These animals are without a backbone. Some of these animals are... Fish Coral Sea-Aneamone
well their is soft coral and hard coral +brain coral breanha coral lily coral and extra coral
Yes they do!Yes, they have a backbone.
Yes, they are. An invertebrate is any animal without a backbone. That means about 97% of all the animals in the world are invertebrates. The only animals classified as vertebrates are fish, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.
The hard coral polyp makes the coral
no bees are invertabrates that means they have no backbone