Re: Parasites That Infect Salmon Are Actually Jellyfish!

Thanks crazy Horse Lady!

It does seem confusing... I wonder what effect just water or moisture level alone has on different stages?

Evolution
The exact relationships between the different cnidarian groups are unknown. Among theories proposed on the evolution of the phylum Cnidaria, most treat the radial symmetry and tissue level of organization as evidence that the group is primitive (that is, it evolved before the evolution of bilateral symmetry) and hold that the medusa is the original body form, being the sexually reproductive phase of the life cycle. Another theory is that the original cnidarian was a planula-like organism that preceded both polyp and medusa. In either case, Hydrozoa is considered to be the most ancient of cnidarian classes, and Trachylina is thought to be the most primitive extant order of that group. An alternative view is that anthozoans are the stem of the phylum, which evolved from bilateral flatworms and is secondarily simplified. A corollary to this theory is that the polyp is the ancestral body form.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/cnidarian

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