Meandrina is the generic name of which Coelenterata animal having soft tube-shaped bodies that live together in large groups?

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The correct answer is Brain coral.Key Points

Meandrina is the generic name of brain coral, which belongs to the Coelenterata phylum of marine animals.
Brain corals are colonial animals that have tube-shaped bodies with ridges and valleys on their surface, resembling the folds of the human brain.
They are found in shallow tropical waters of the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Indo-Pacific regions and play a vital role in reef-building and ecosystem maintenance.
Brain corals feed on plankton and organic matter through their tentacles and have a symbiotic relationship with algae that provide them with energy through photosynthesis.

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Sea anemones (Actiniaria) are also Coelenterata animals with tube-shaped bodies, but they are solitary and have a more delicate structure with tentacles surrounding a central mouth.
Sea-fans (Gorgonia) are a type of coral with a fan-shaped structure, while medusa is a free-swimming jellyfish with a bell-shaped body.