Question

Which members of cnidaria are designed for a sessile lifestyle?

Answer 1

Sessile lifestyle:

1. When an organism is fixed to a substratum without any stock or support and could not move or get mobilized, it is referred to as a sessile organism.
2. Cnidaria is a lower group of animals that are aquatic in nature.
3. Phylum Cnidaria is divided into four subphylums, Cubozoa, Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Scyphozoa.
4. The members of Anthozoa are sessile in nature.
5. They possess a polyp type of body form, which makes them sessile.
6. Corals and Sea anemones, members of Anthozoa are designed for a sessile lifestyle.