In which class of Coelenterata the polyp and medusa both are found in one animal?
A
Hydrozoa
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B
Scyphozoa
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C
Anthozoa
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is AHydrozoa Hydrozoa are a taxonomic class of Coelenterata. These areindividually very small, predatory animals, some solitary and some colonial, most living in salt water. Most hydrozoan species include both a polyp and a medusa stage in their life cycles.