Ctenophora

[ ti-nof-er-uh ]

noun

1. the phylum comprising the comb jellies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ctenophora¹

< New Latin, neuter plural of ctenophorus ctenophore

Example Sentences

They are exceedingly voracious, feeding chiefly on other Ctenophora, and often swallowing animals as large as themselves.

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The Ctenophora developed later out of a branch of the latter.

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The ovum of the Ctenophora is formed of an outer granular protoplasmic layer and an inner spongy mass with fatty spherules.

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It is characteristic both of the Octocoralla and Hexacoralla, but is not found in the Ctenophora.

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The most important examples of such modifications are found in the Siphonophora and Ctenophora.

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