Cnidaria - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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From Ancient Greek κνίδη (knídē, “nettle”) +‎ -aria.

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Latin:

Cnīdāria:
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kniːˈdaː.ri.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kniˈdaː.ri.a]
Hyphenation: Cnī‧dā‧ri‧a

Cnidaria

Corals, hydra, jellyfish, etc.
1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Metazoa.
2. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia.[1]

(phylum in Metazoa): Eukaryota – domain; Opisthokonta – clade; Metazoa – kingdom; Eumetazoa – subkingdom
(phylum in Animalia): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom[1]
(phylum in Metazoa): Anthozoa (corals and sea anemones), Cubozoa (sea wasps or box jellyfish), Hydrozoa (hydroids; hydra-like animals), Scyphozoa (true jellyfish), Staurozoa (stalked jellyfish) – classes
(phylum in Animalia): Anthozoa, Medusazoa, Myxozoa – subphyla
- Anthozoa; Cubozoa, Hydrozoa, Polypodizoa (a single species of fish parasite), Scyphozoa, Staurozoa; Malacosporea, Myxosporea (parasites requiring two hosts in their life cycles) – classes[1]
Coelenterata (dated)
Radiata

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. PMID 25923521, →DOI