Cnidaria
See also: cnidaria
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κνίδη (knídē, “nettle”) + -aria.
Pronunciation
English:
- enPR: nĭ-dâr′ē-ə, nī-
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɪˈdɛː.iː.ə/, /naɪˈ-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /nɪˈdeɹ.i.ə/, /naɪˈ-/
- Hyphenation: Cni‧dar‧i‧a
Latin:
- Cnīdāria: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kniːˈdaː.ri.a]
- Cnīdāria: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kniˈd̪aː.ri.a]
- Hyphenation: Cnī‧dā‧ri‧a
Proper noun
Cnidaria
Hypernyms
- (phylum in Metazoa): Eukaryota – domain; Opisthokonta – clade; Metazoa – kingdom; Eumetazoa – subkingdom
- (phylum in Animalia): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom[1]
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[1]
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