Jellies
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- A simple animal, closely related to corals, characterized by a symmetrical body and trailing arms. Usually grows in a stalked form (called the polyp) before detaching into a free-swimming form called the medusa. Some jellies remain stalked their whole lives.
- Mixotrophs - most are predatory, but some obtain nutrients from photosynthesis or symbiotic photosynthesizers.
- Nerve net - jellies predate the evolution of a nerve cord in the tunics.
- Complex - some jellies on this world have achieved a size and complexity unknown on Earth. Evolutionary origins unknown.
- Earth analog: jellies.
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