1. The Marine Biome
Cnidaria

2. Cnidaria
Sea Anemones
Coral
Jellyfish

3. Body Type Symmetrical. Usually with tentacles and a central mouth.
Net like nervous system.
Minimal skeleton.

4. Movement Corals are sessile. Anemones are sessile.
Composed of thousands of tiny animals growing together as a colony. These coral polyps are the builders of the reef.
Anemones are sessile.
Jellyfish drift or use jet propulsion from tentacles.

5. Food Corals live in symbiosis with a phytoplankton
Food is made for the coral.
Anemones and jellyfish are carnivorous.
Specialized stinging cells called nematocysts.

6. Reproduction
Asexually.
Regeneration and budding.
Sexually.
Spawning

7. Examples of Cnidaria
Pineapple Coral

8. Examples of Cnidaria
Sea Fan Coral

9. Examples of Cnidaria
Sun Coral

10. Examples of Cnidaria
Green Anemone

11. Examples of Cnidaria
Yellow Anemone

12. Examples of Cnidaria
Jellyfish

13. Cnidaria More complex than Porifera.
Only a few can harm humans (box jelly).
Are very important for reef formation.