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Introduction to the Ctenophora - Introduction to the Ctenophora, otherwise known as "comb jellies" "sea gooseberries" or "Venus's girdles."
Underwater Field Guide to the Ctenophora of Ross Island - No description

Coelenterata - Coelenterata is an obsolete yet common term encompassing two animal phyla, the Ctenophora (comb jellies) and the Cnidaria (coral animals, true jellies, sea anemones, sea pens, and their allies). The taxon name comes from the Greek "koilos" ("hollow"), referring to the hollow body cavity common to these two phyla.
Lobata - Lobata is an order of Ctenophora in the class Tentaculata with smaller tentacles than other ctenophores. It was first named by Johann Friedrich Eschscholtz in 1825.
Nuda - Nuda is a class of Ctenophora known as comb jellies, all of which have no tentacles.
Ctenophore - The phylum Ctenophora, commonly known as Comb Jellies, is a phylum classically grouped with Cnidaria in the Coelenterata infrakingdom. The phylum includes the sea gooseberry (Pleurobrachia pileus) and Venus' girdle (Cestum veneris).