obelia medusa reproduce exclusively by _method of produce new hydroid colonies plz ans
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Explanation:
The Obelia life cycle begins as immobile polyp colonies that contain digestive hydranth and reproductive gonangium units. The gonangium reproduce asexually, releasing medusa by budding. The medusa, or jellyfish, swim freely and reproduce sexually, releasing eggs and sperm into the water.
Answer:
Obelia is a genus of hydrozoans, a class of mainly marine and some freshwater animal species that have both polyp and medusa stages in their life cycle. Hydrozoa belongs to the phylum Cnidaria, which are aquatic (mainly marine) organisms that are relatively simple in structure.
Obelia
Obelia geniculata upscaled.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Hydrozoa
Order:
Leptothecata
Family:
Campanulariidae
Genus:
Obelia
Peron and Lesueur, 1810