Most members of the Class Hydrozoa are marine, carnivorous and colonial with radial body symmetry. Portuguese man of war belong to this class and is a colonial animal. 

This animal is composed of several types of modified medusae (umbrella like body form) and polyps (tubular body form) that act as one individual.   

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Hydras are the solitary animals and live in freshwater.  These animals are carnivorous in which they use their tentacles to capture their pray and lead it to their mouth. 

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