Ko e monumanu ʻi he saienisi ʻo e moʻui ko e taha pē ʻo e puleʻanga tuʻi ʻo e fanga meʻamoʻui ʻe 4 ʻoku fakatefito ki he ngaahi lokiʻimoʻui ʻoku lahi. Ko e ngaahi holisi ʻo honau lokiʻimoʻui ʻoku vaivai pē. ʻOku faingataʻa ʻo fakamatala totonu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi monumanu. Kā ko e lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi monumanu ʻoku ngaue mo mānava mo kai. Ko ʻenau meʻakai ko e ngaahi ʻakau ia (monumanu kai louʻakau) pe ko e fanga monumanu kehe (monumanu kai kanomate).
ʻOku siʻi kehe ʻa e monumanu ʻi he lea fakatonga tukufakaholo — vakai ʻi lalo.
Ko e fanga meʻamoʻui kehe (taʻelokiʻimoʻui): siemu, vailasi, mo e hā fua
ʻOku ʻi ai ha vahevahe faingofua ange, ʻoku fili ʻe he kau saienisi ʻe taha:
Tānaki ʻa e monumanu luo (coelenterata): ko e oma mo e monumanu potupotutatau ia.
Ko e ngaahi māʻolunga (vahe lahi, vahe, vahe siʻi) ʻoku kehe ʻi he ngaahi manga vahevahe ʻe niʻihi
ʻOku siʻi kae maau ʻa e vahevahe ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui he onoʻaho:
Ko e foʻi lea monumanu naʻe ʻikai ngāueʻaki he onoʻaho, ka ko lea fakamanuki pē. English translation available: GO
Ko e monumanu ʻi he saienisi ʻo e moʻui ko e taha pē ʻo e puleʻanga tuʻi ʻo e fanga meʻamoʻui ʻe 4 ʻoku fakatefito ki he ngaahi lokiʻimoʻui ʻoku lahi. Ko e ngaahi holisi ʻo honau lokiʻimoʻui ʻoku vaivai pē. ʻOku faingataʻa ʻo fakamatala totonu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi monumanu. Kā ko e lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi monumanu ʻoku ngaue mo mānava mo kai. Ko ʻenau meʻakai ko e ngaahi ʻakau ia (monumanu kai louʻakau) pe ko e fanga monumanu kehe (monumanu kai kanomate).
ʻOku siʻi kehe ʻa e monumanu ʻi he lea fakatonga tukufakaholo — vakai ʻi lalo.