The polyps may be found attached to docks or floats, while the medusae live in the plankton.
Medusae are found in the phylum Cnidaria, which includes jellyfish. Some species of jellyfish have free-drifting medusae as part of their life cycle, allowing them to move through the water and feed on plankton and other small organisms.
Whale sharks only eat plankton. Jellyfish can also be considered to be plankton.
They might be considered plankton in the early stages of life but not as an adult.
Plankton can include both herbivores and carnivores. Phytoplankton are plant-like plankton that primarily obtain energy through photosynthesis and are considered herbivores. However, zooplankton are animal-like plankton that feed on phytoplankton and are considered carnivores.
Tillandsia caput-medusae was created in 1880.
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Medusae are the adult, free-swimming stage of jellyfish, characterized by a bell-shaped body with tentacles hanging down. They are capable of movement and capturing prey using their stinging tentacles. Medusae are part of the life cycle of most jellyfish species.
it is a mixture of both, so there is the answer
Yes and no. typically plankton applies to microorganisms that are not fish. They are small microscopic animals. But more properly, plankton means drifter or floater. Anything that floats can be called a plankton. For example, the Porteguese Man of War is a plankton, while a copepod and diatom is also an aexample of plankton. Some plant are considered to be plankton and some algae are forms of phytoplankton.
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Animal plankton are typically omnivores, feeding on a variety of other organisms such as smaller zooplankton, fish larvae, and even plant plankton. Plant plankton, also known as phytoplankton, are photosynthetic organisms that primarily obtain energy from sunlight and nutrients from the water, so they are not considered omnivores.