Ctenophora

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
Ctenophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ctenophora at the Tree of Life Web Project
Ctenophora at Fossilworks

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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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