Cnidaria

Ancient Greek κνίδη (knídē, “nettle”)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /naɪˈdeɹ.i.ə/, /nɪˈdeɹ.i.ə/

Cnidaria

1. The corals, hydra, jellyfish etc
   1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Metazoa.
   2. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia.[1]

• (phylum in Metazoa): Eukaryota - domain; Opisthokonta - clade; Metazoa - kingdom; Eumetazoa - subkingdom
• (phylum in Animalia): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom[1]

• (phylum in Metazoa): Anthozoa (corals and sea anemones), Cubozoa (sea wasps or box jellyfish), Hydrozoa (hydroids; hydra-like animals), Scyphozoa (true jellyfish), Staurozoa (stalked jellyfish) (classes)
• (phylum in Animalia): Anthozoa, Medusazoa, Myxozoa - subphyla
  • Anthozoa; Cubozoa, Hydrozoa, Polypodizoa (a single species of fish parasite), Scyphozoa, Staurozoa; Malacosporea, Myxosporea (parasites requiring two hosts in their life cycles) - classes[1]

• Radiata

• Cnidaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cnidaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cnidaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cnidaria at World Register of Marine Species
• Cnidaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cnidaria at Encyclopedia of Life
• Cnidaria at the Tree of Life Web Project