hydrozoan
Portuguese man-of-war
A hydrozoan is any of a class of mostly marine invertebrates related to jellyfish and corals.
The group includes the Portuguese man-of-war and many small colonial organisms that form feathery or branching structures.
Most hydrozoans alternate between polyp and medusa life stages, though some species have lost one form or the other.
Stinging aquatic invertebrate
- colonialOf occupied territories
- sessileAttached at base
- planktonicDrifting in water
- life cycleOrganism's full developmental sequence
budding · regeneration · larva · asexual reproduction · sexual reproduction · polymorphism · metamorphosis · germination
Fleshy membrane projection
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
- tentacleFlexible grasping appendage
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- umbrella-shapedDomed with radiating form
Viscous and semisolid
- transparentAllowing light through
- bioluminescentEmitting light through biology
- colonialOf occupied territories
- pulsateBeat with rhythm
float · drift · delicate · microscopic · luminescent · iridescent · fragile · translucent
Relating to the sea
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- pelagicOf the open sea
- benthicOf the sea bottom
tidal pool · substrate · fouling · floating · drifting · colony · aquarium · tropical
cnidarian
Stinging aquatic invertebrate
- colonialOf occupied territories
- sessileAttached at base
- planktonicDrifting in water
life cycle · budding · regeneration · larva · asexual reproduction · sexual reproduction · polymorphism · metamorphosis · germination · gastrula
polyp
Fleshy membrane projection
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
- tentacleFlexible grasping appendage
- bellHollow resonating instrument
umbrella-shaped · manubrium · stolon · velum · ocellus
gelatinous
Viscous and semisolid
- transparentAllowing light through
- bioluminescentEmitting light through biology
- colonialOf occupied territories
pulsate · float · drift · delicate · microscopic · luminescent · iridescent · fragile · translucent · ethereal
marine
Relating to the sea
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- pelagicOf the open sea
benthic · tidal pool · substrate · fouling · floating · drifting · colony · aquarium · tropical · temperate
venom
Injected animal poison
thread · harpoon · penetrate · defense · predation · capsule · trigger · envenomation
fire coral
Venomous colonial marine animal
dehydrate, hydrate, hydra, hydration, hydrogen, hydraulic, hydropower, anhydrous, hydrophobic