How Do Cnidaria Move?
The planula metamorphoses into a sessile (i.e. fixed-position), usually benthic (i.e. bottom dwelling) polyp called a ‘scyphistoma’ and it is the scyphistoma, still attached to the surface on which the planula settled, that produces a new free-swimming medusa. What is planula stage? The planula is the first larval stage ofRead More →