Ctenophora
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Ctenophora is a phylum of gelatinous marine animals known as comb jellies, characterized by rows of ciliary plates used for locomotion and often bioluminescent bodies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ctenophora canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
phylum
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyConsistency | gelatinous ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | diploblastic or functionally triploblastic depending on interpretation ⓘ |
| cellType | colloblasts instead of cnidocytes ⓘ |
| circulation | no specialized circulatory system ⓘ |
| commonName | comb jellies ⓘ |
| containsClass |
Nuda
ⓘ
Tentaculata ⓘ |
| controversy | phylogenetic position relative to other animal phyla ⓘ |
| development | direct development in many species ⓘ |
| diet |
fish larvae
ⓘ
small crustaceans ⓘ zooplankton ⓘ |
| digestiveSystem |
gastrovascular cavity
ⓘ
through-gut with anal pores in many species ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Cnidaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
can form blooms
ⓘ
predators of plankton ⓘ |
| environment | aquatic ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance | early-branching metazoans ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | poorly preserved due to soft bodies ⓘ |
| gasExchange | diffusion across body surface ⓘ |
| habitat | marine environment ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aboral sense organ
ⓘ
bioluminescence in many species ⓘ colloblasts ⓘ eight rows of comb plates in most species ⓘ gelatinous mesoglea ⓘ simple nerve net ⓘ statocyst ⓘ transparent body ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage | cydippid-like juvenile in many lineages ⓘ |
| hasNo | nematocysts in most species ⓘ |
| impact | can affect fish populations via predation on eggs and larvae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
ctenes
ⓘ
rows of ciliary plates ⓘ |
| notableOrder |
Beroida
ⓘ
Cydippida NERFINISHED ⓘ Lobata ⓘ |
| occursIn |
deep sea
ⓘ
midwater ⓘ surface waters ⓘ |
| reproduction |
mostly hermaphroditic
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| sizeRange | a few millimeters to over 1.5 meters in length ⓘ |
| symmetry | biradial symmetry ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.