Question

Write the characteristics of phylum coelentarata​

Answer 1

Answer:

Characteristics. All coelenterates are aquatic, mostly marine. The bodyform is radially symmetrical, diploblastic and does not have a coelom. The body has a single opening, the hypostome, surrounded by sensory tentacles equipped with either nematocysts or colloblasts to capture mostly planktonic prey.

1. They are multicellular organisms, exhibiting tissue grade of the organisation.
2. They are diploblastic, with two layers of cells, an outer layer called the ectoderm and the inner layer called the endoderm. ...
3. They show radial symmetry.

Answer 2

Answer:

The characteristics of phylum coelenterata are,

Explanation:

The body contains a coelenteron where digestion of food takes place.

Mouth is present but anus is absent.

Locomotion takes place with the help of tentacles.

Mouth remains surrounded by a ring of tentacles.

Breathing takes place through the general body surface.

They reproduce by both asexual and sexual methods.