Ctenophora

Ctenophora
    n 1: comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly
         considered a class of Coelenterata [syn: {Ctenophora},
         {phylum Ctenophora}]
    

{Molluscoidea}, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. {Mollusca},
including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda,
Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. {Echinodermata}, including
Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and
Crinoidea. {C[oe]lenterata}, including {Anthozoa} or {Polyps},
{Ctenophora}, and {Hydrozoa} or Acalephs. {Spongiozoa} or
{Porifera}, including the sponges.
{Protozoa}, including {Infusoria} and {Rhizopoda}. For
definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
[1913 Webster] Animalcular
    

Ctenophora \Cte*noph"o*ra\ (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
   ???, ???, comb + ???? to carry.] (Zool.)
   A phylum of invertebrates, commonly ellipsoidal in shape,
   swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. They
   are commonly called the {comb jellies}, because the separate
   paddles somewhat resemble combs. This phylum was formerly
   classified as a subdivision (class) within the
   C[oe]lenterata.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]