Cnidaria

See also: cnidaria

Translingual

Pelagia noctiluca (class Scyphozoa)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• English: (General American) IPA^(key): /naɪˈdeɹ.i.ə/, /nɪˈdeɹ.i.ə/

Proper noun

Cnidaria

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

Hypernyms

• (phylum in Metazoa): Eukaryota – domain; Opisthokonta – clade; Metazoa – kingdom; Eumetazoa – subkingdom
• (phylum in Animalia): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom

Hyponyms

• (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

See also

• Coelenterata (dated)
• Radiata

References

• Cnidaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cnidaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cnidaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cnidaria at World Register of Marine Species
• Cnidaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cnidaria at the Tree of Life Web Project