== Characteristics == All coelenterates are aquatic, mostly marine. The bodyform is radially symmetrical with a tissue grade of organisation. The body has a single opening hypostome surrounded by sensory tentacles leading into a spacious cavity called the gastrovascular cavity or coelenteron. Digestion is both intracellular and extracellular. Resp... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelenterata
• (n. pl.) A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/coelenterata/