Endangered+Cnidarians

Cnidarians are animal members of the phylum Cnidaria. They live in freshwater and seawater environments and include corals, hydra, jellies, sea anenomes, and Portuguese-man-of-war. The members of this phylum can live singly or in colonies and can have either the polyp or medusa body shape. Some are sessile and some have the ability to move.

Some members of this phylum are endangered due to various reasons. An endangered species is an organism that is in danger of becoming extinct because of low number of organisms or changing environmental or predation conditions. Read below for information on endangered Cnidarians.