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coelenterate

[si-len-tuh-reyt, -ter-it] / sɪˈlɛn təˌreɪt, -tər ɪt /
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For example, cells in the coelenterate Hydra form them.

From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2015

The aloofness displayed for each other by members of the marine coelenterate species of Gorgonaceae suggests that mechanisms for preserving individuality must have existed long before the evolution of immunity.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas