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| Jellyfish Life Cycle | |
| Jellyfish belong
to the phylum Cnidaria. This same phylum includes coral. The life cycle of the jellyfish is very different from the life cycles of vertebrates. |
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| The
polyp grows and pieces of it fall off, or bud, to form a new jellyfish. |
| Once attached to the ocean floor, the jellyfish is called a polyp. |
| A
jellyfish reproduces with eggs inside its body. |
| Once an egg hatches, the young jellyfish, or larva, swims for days or weeks before attaching to a new place. |