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Ctenophora

American  
[ti-nof-er-uh] / tɪˈnɒf ər ə /

noun

  1. the phylum comprising the comb jellies.


Etymology

Origin of Ctenophora

< New Latin, neuter plural of ctenophorus ctenophore

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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

For the first set of analyses, Ctenophora was represented by two species of Pleurobrachia and Mnemiopsis leidyi.

From Nature May 20, 2014

Our integrative analyses place Ctenophora as the earliest lineage within Metazoa.

From Nature May 20, 2014

These data indicate that muscles21 and, possibly, mesoderm evolved independently in Ctenophora to control the hydroskeleton, body shape and food capture.

From Nature May 20, 2014

According to his view, a simple early Turbellarian larva, such as that of Stylochus, most nearly represents for us to-day that ancestor from which Ctenophora and Turbellaria are alike derived.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

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