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ctenophore


Member of a major animal phylum of solitary gelatinous marine animals commonly called comb jellies or sea gooseberries (phylum Ctenophora). Members of this group have rows of small combs composed of c [..]
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ctenophore


(n) biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
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Phylum of marine colenterates characterized by eight comb rows of fused Cilia on the body surface. In contrast to Cnidaria they lack stinging Cells, but they are voracious predators and possess sticky [..]
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ctenophore


radially symmetric diploblastic animal also known as comb jelly. Although superficially similar to cnidarians (aka coelenterates) such as jellyfish, their phylogenetic affinities are uncertain. (That [..]
Source: groups.molbiosci.northwestern.edu





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