Leptomedusae
cnidarian suborder
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Suborder Leptomedusae Medusae saucer-shaped, but lacking in many species. Gonads on radial canals. Sensory structures usually statocysts. Hydroids with hydrothecae (condition known as calyptoblastic). All shallow marine waters. Suborder Limnomedusae Small medusae with gonads on stomach walls or radial canals. Polyps solitary or colonial, commonly with…
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