Coelenterata - Wikipedia [8] [9] Despite this uncertainty, the term coelenterate is still used in informal settings to refer to the Cnidaria and Ctenophora Complicating the issue is the 1997 work of Lynn Margulis (revising an earlier model by Thomas Cavalier-Smith ) that placed the Cnidaria and Ctenophora alone in the branch Radiata within Eumetazoa [ 10 ] (
Anatomy of cnidarians | Britannica cnidarian , or coelenterate, Any of about 9,000 species of mostly marine aquatic invertebrates, constituting the phylum Cnidaria (or Coelenterata), that are unique in possessing specialized stinging cells (cnidocytes) borne on the tentacles Cnidocytes contain fluid-filled capsules (nematocysts) with a harpoonlike coiled thread used for
Characteristics of Coelenterata - BYJUS Phylum Coelenterata is a group of aquatic, or marine organisms and a member of the Animal kingdom They are usually found attached to the rocks at the bottom of the sea
Phylum Coelenterata (Cnidaria)- Characteristics, classification, examples Phylum Coelenterata (Cnidaria) Classification Phylum Coelenterata includes nearly 11,000 known species half of which are extinct The classification followed here is given by Hyman, L H , (1940) According to Hyman phylum, Coelenterata has been classified into 3 classes