Ctenophora

[ ti-nof-er-uh ]

/ tɪˈnɒf ər ə /

the phylum comprising the comb jellies.

Origin of Ctenophora

< New Latin, neuter plural of ctenophorus ctenophore

Ctenophora, body cylindrical, moving by means of many parallel rims of cilia set in longitudinal lines on the surface.

The Ocean World: |Louis Figuier
Therefore the fundamental forms become here "amphithect," as in the Ctenophora.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) |Ernst Haeckel
They are exceedingly voracious, feeding chiefly on other Ctenophora, and often swallowing animals as large as themselves.

The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote Arnold
It is characteristic both of the Octocoralla and Hexacoralla, but is not found in the Ctenophora.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour

The most important examples of such modifications are found in the Siphonophora and Ctenophora.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour