Cnidarians
Cnidarians
The characteristic that gives cnidarians their name is: cnidarian means "nettle" and nettles are plants that release stinging barbs into the skin. All cnidarians have stinging cell's. Cnidarians have complex tissues, a gut for digesting food, and a nervous system.
Common predators of cnidarians include sea turtles, fish such as triggerfish and butterflyfish, crustaceans like crabs, and certain species of snails and sea stars. Some marine birds also feed on cnidarians.
cnidarians are symetricle creatures with small stomachs that are often detachable such as a starfishes
Group Behavior
small cnidarians and big cnidarians
instinctive behavior
Pacific Sea Nettles Hydra Portuguese Man'O War common jellyfish
instinctive behavior
instinctive behavior
cnidarians have no nervous system