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planula
the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates
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hydra
small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
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siphonophore
a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
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sertularian
feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps
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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
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Portuguese man-of-war, jellyfish, man-of-war
large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
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praya
colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long
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apolemia
large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long
