Scyphozoa

Translingual

Atolla wyvillei (order Coronatae)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκύφος (skúphos, “cup”) and ζῷον (zôion, “animal”)

Proper noun

Scyphozoa

A taxonomic class within the phylum Cnidaria – many jellyfish, sometimes called the true jellyfish.

Hypernyms

(class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum

Hyponyms

(class): Coronatae, Rhizostomae, Semaeostomeae (orders)
- †Byroniida, †Conulariida (extinct orders)

References

Scyphozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scyphozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scyphozoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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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