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Describe the general characteristics of phylum coelenterata.

The general characteristics of phylum coelenterata are as follows:
(i) They are marine and may be solitary or colonial.
(ii) The body is radially symmetrical.
(iii) There is no true coelom.
(iv) Nematocysts are present.
(v) It shows polymorphism.

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