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Polyp is absent in

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Hydra

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Aurelia

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Obelia

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Aurelia
The class Scyphozoa contains the larger jellyfishes which are mainly marine and free-floating. In this class, the polyp stage is either reduced or absent and thus, they have short tentacles e.g., Aurelia .
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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