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No, the freshwater hydra does not have a medusa stage in its life cycle. The hydra belongs to the class Hydrozoa, which typically do not have a medusa stage like other cnidarians such as jellyfish. Instead, hydras reproduce asexually by budding.
Jellyfish exist as either a medusa (adult free-floating) or polyp (immature attached) form during their life cycle. Another example is the Portuguese Man o' War, which also has a medusa (floating) and polyp (attached) stage.
No, the sporophyte stage is the dominant stage in the gymnosperm life cycle. The gametophyte stage is reduced and dependent on the sporophyte for nutrition and support.
From stage of the cell cycle do cells somtimes exit?
The class of cnidarians that typically only live as polyps is the Anthozoa. This class includes sea anemones and corals, which exist primarily as polyps and do not have a medusa stage in their life cycle.
I think this is its larva stage
medusa
They don't move because they do not have a medusoid stage of life cycle. They expel their gametes into the environment to form a another polyp when eggs are fertilized through a planular larva
It is wrong as Medusa stage is dominent in Scyphozoa .
The two phases in the life cycle of coelenterates are the polyp stage and the medusa stage. The polyp stage is characterized by a tubular body with tentacles facing upwards, while the medusa stage is characterized by a bell-shaped body with tentacles facing downwards. These two stages alternate in the life cycle of coelenterates.
You really cannot compare the cycle of a butterfly to a hydra because a hydra is a fictional character from mythology. A hydra is a multiple headed monster.
One major difference is that hydrozoans typically exhibit both medusa and polyp stages in their life cycle, while anthozoans only have a polyp form. Hydrozoans can undergo alternation of generations, switching between medusa and polyp forms, while anthozoans remain primarily as polyps throughout their life cycle.
medusa, the polyp is the sessile stage
Medusa wasn't married, but she was Poseidon's girlfriend at one stage.
Medusa wasn't married, but she was Poseidon's girlfriend at one stage.
HYDRA
Most hydras alternate between an asexual polyp stage and a sexual medusa stage, though the best-known Hydrozoan, Hydra, never becomes a medusa, spending its whole life as a polyp.
Jellyfish exist as either a medusa (adult free-floating) or polyp (immature attached) form during their life cycle. Another example is the Portuguese Man o' War, which also has a medusa (floating) and polyp (attached) stage.