Compare the two types of body structures that cnidarians have.

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Two types of body structures that cnidarians have are:

\begin{enumerate}
\item 	extbf{Polyp} - a sessile body structure, reproduce asexually.
\item 	extbf{Medusa} - swimming body structure, reproduce sexually.
\end{enumerate}

Some cnidarians 	extbf{alternate} between polyp and medusa stages during their life cycles. \\
Cubozoans and scyphozoans spend most of their lives as medusae, while anthozoans live only as polyps.

Compare the two types of body structures that cnidarians have.

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