Coelenterata
See also: Cœlenterata
Translingual edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”) + ἔντερον (énteron, “guts, intestines”) + -ata
Proper noun edit
Coelenterata
- (dated) A taxonomic phylum within the subkingdom Metazoa – aquatic animals with simple tissue organization, radial symmetry and a hollow body cavity.
Usage notes edit
- Nearly universally considered a polyphyletic group; sometimes used informally or in a historical context.
Synonyms edit
- (phylum): Coelentera
Hyponyms edit
- (phylum): Cnidaria, Ctenophora
References edit
Coelenterata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Coelenterata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Manual of the sub-kingdom Cœlenterata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
