Ctenophora

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Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís, “comb”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).

Proper noun

Ctenophora

The comb jellies
1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Radiata.
2. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia.^[1]

Hypernyms

(phylum in Animalia): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom^[1]

Hyponyms

(phylum): Nuda, Tentaculata – classes^[1]

References

Ctenophora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ctenophora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Ctenophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ctenophora at Paleobiology Database
Ctenophora at the Tree of Life Web Project

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248

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