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yes it is made out of this type of coral it grows over other corals skeleton and forms reefs

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Q: What is a polyp in the sea?
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Is a sea anemone a polyp?

Yes it is.


How do you spell sea anenome?

The spelling is sea anemone, a marine polyp usually of limited mobility.


What is the sessile shape that adult corals and sea anemones take?

a Polyp.


Is a jellyfish asymmetric?

The medusa, sea anemone, and polyp all have radial symmetry.


Compare and contrast the differences between jellyfish and sea anemone?

The main difference between jellyfish and sea anemone are their shapes. Jellyfish are a free-floating medusa shape while anemone are a polyp that remain anchored to the sea floor or rocks or coral. Both of these species feed by pulling prey into their mouth with stinging tentacles.


How does a typical sea anemone reproduce?

Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria. The are named for the anemone, a terrestrial flower. The polyp produces eggs and sperm, and the fertilized egg develops into a planula that develops directly into another polyp.


What has a vase shaped cnidarian body type?

It is a polyp. Good question!


What is a vase-shapped cnidarian body type?

It is called a polyp. Some examples are sea anemones and hydras.


What are the characteristics of a poylp?

A polyp, such as sea anemone, is shaped something like a vase, with the mouth opening at the top.


What is term for A mushroom like growth extending on a stalk from the surface of a mucous membrane?

Polyp


What are the 2 distinct life stages of cnidarians?

The medusa (jellyfish like) and the polyp (sea anenome like)


Are polyp is vertebrates or invertebrates?

Polyp is invertebrate .