comb jellies

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• comb jellies — Ctenophora Cte*noph o*ra (t? n?f ? r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ???, ???, comb + ???? to carry.] (Zo[ o]l.) A phylum of invertebrates, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. They are commonly called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• comb jelly — noun A ctenophore. Comb jellies (Ctenophoræ) …   Wiktionary

• lobed comb jelly — ▪ invertebrate       any of several gelatinous, transparent marine invertebrates of the order Lobata (phylum Ctenophora). The animals are found in most oceans, especially in surface waters near the shore. Through the coordination of beating many… …   Universalium

• ctenophore — /ten euh fawr , fohr , tee neuh /, n. any gelatinous marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora; a comb jelly. [1880 85; < NL ctenophorus. See CTENO , PHORE] * * * or comb jelly Any of nearly 90 species (phylum Ctenophora) of usually colourless …   Universalium

• Cnidaria — Temporal range: 580–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• Ctenophora — For the genus of crane flies, see Ctenophora (genus). Comb jellies Temporal range: Cambrian – Recent …   Wikipedia

• Sponge — This article is about the aquatic animal. For the porous cleaning tool, see Sponge (material). For other uses, see Sponge (disambiguation). Sponge Temporal range: Ediacaran–Recent …   Wikipedia

• Nuda — Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Cydippida — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Ctenopho …   Wikipedia

• Ctenophore — Taxobox name = Comb jellies image caption = Ctenophorae from Ernst Haeckel s Kunstformen der Natur , 1904 domain = Eukaryota regnum = Animalia phylum = Ctenophora phylum authority = Eschscholtz, 1829 subdivision ranks = Classes subdivision =… …   Wikipedia

• Mnemiopsis — Warty comb jelly M. leidyi at the New England Aquarium Scientific classification …   Wikipedia