What is the function of the mouth on the hypostome in cnidarians?

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Cnidarians exhibit tissue level of organization and are diploblastic. Cnidoblasts, also known as cnidocytes, contain stinging capsules or nematocysts and are used for anchorage, defense, and prey capture in cnidarians. Cnidarians exhibit two basic body forms called polyp and medusa Cnidarians have a central gastrovascular cavity with a single opening, mouth on hypostome, for food intake . Digestion is extracellular and intracellular. Some of the cnidarians, e.g., corals have a skeleton composed of calcium carbonate