Topic 1: Phylogenetic Relationships of Classes

• Cubozoa and Scyphozoa are more closely related.
• Scyphozoa used to be classified under Cubozoa because of the presence of Velum.
• Velum

  • shelf-like structure that is a continuation of umbrella where fertilization takes place.
• Fill in the blanks

  A) Anthozoa

  B) Cubozoa

  C) Scyphozoa

  D) Hydrozoa

  E) multicellular