Cnidaria

American  

[nahy-dair-ee-uh] / naɪˈdɛər i ə /

noun

Zoology.

1. an alternative name for the invertebrate phylum Coelenterata, giving emphasis to the stinging structures as characteristic of the phylum.

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Etymology

Origin of Cnidaria

From New Latin; see origin at cnida, -aria

Example Sentences

However, Moysiuk says these might have been comb jellies from the Ctenophora phylum, rather than the Cnidaria phylum which includes jellyfish, corals and sea anemones.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023

Such hydrozoans form a subgroup of Cnidaria, a phylum whose members also include jellyfish and coral.

From Scientific American • May 3, 2023

Colour coding: purple, ctenophore; yellow, Porifera; pink, Cnidaria; light blue, Bilateria. b, Removal of fast-evolving taxa Trichoplax and Caenorhabditis improves topological robustness.

From Nature • May 20, 2014

Figure 15.10 Animals from the phylum Cnidaria have stinging cells called cnidocytes.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

The lowest form of the Cnidaria is also not far removed from the gastraeads.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August