#phylum_Ctenophora__Ctenophora comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata
supertype: phylum (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
member of: kingdom_Animalia
member: ctenophore__comb_jelly biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
member: class_Nuda__Nuda ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: Beroe
member: genus_Beroe coextensive with the class Nuda
member: beroe delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores
member: class_Tentaculata__Tentaculata ctenophores have retractile tentacles
member: order_Cydippida__Cydippida__Cydippidea__order_Cydippidea__Cydippea__order_Cydippea ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles
member: order_Platyctenea__Platyctenea an order of Tentaculata
member: platyctenean ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened body
member: order_Cestida__Cestida ctenophore having short tentacles; one family
member: family_Cestidae__Cestidae coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body
member: genus_Cestum__Cestum Venus's girdle
member: Venus's_girdle__Cestum_veneris ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body
member: order_Lobata__Lobata ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and four pointed processes
member: family_Pleurobrachiidae__Pleurobrachiidae sea gooseberries
member: genus_Pleurobrachia__Pleurobrachia sea gooseberries
member: sea_gooseberry__seagooseberry ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia
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