#hydrozoan__hydroid colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
supertype: #coelenterate__cnidarian radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
member of: #class_Hydrozoa
subtype: #hydra small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
subtype: #siphonophore a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
subtype: #nanomia small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey
subtype: #Portuguese_man-of-war__man-of-war__jellyfish large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
subtype: #praya colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long
subtype: #apolemia large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long
subtype: #sertularian feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps
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