Hydra is an example of which of the following phylum of the animal kingdom?

The correct answer is Coelenterata.

Key Points

• Hydra is an example of the phylum Coelenterata.
• Coelenterates are a group of animals that have radial symmetry, a gastrovascular cavity, and stinging cells called nematocysts.
• Hydras are small, freshwater animals that have cylindrical body with tentacles around their mouth.
• They feed on small animals that they capture with their tentacles.
• Hydras reproduce both sexually and asexually.
• Hydras have radial symmetry, which means that they have the same number of parts arranged around a central axis from any point.
• Hydras have a gastrovascular cavity, which is a single cavity that serves both for digestion and for circulation.
• Hydras have stinging cells called nematocysts, which they use to capture prey.
• Hydras are small, freshwater animals.
• Hydras reproduce both sexually and asexually.

Important Points