Cnidaria

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κνίδη (knídē, “nettle”) +‎ -aria. === Pronunciation === English: enPR: nĭ-dâr′ē-ə, nī- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɪˈdɛː.iː.ə/, /naɪˈ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /nɪˈdeɹ.i.ə/, /naɪˈ-/ Hyphenation: Cni‧dar‧i‧a Latin: Cnīdāria: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kniːˈdaː.ri.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kniˈdaː.ri.a] Hyphenation: Cnī‧dā‧ri‧a === Proper noun === Cnidaria Corals, hydra, jellyfish, etc. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Metazoa. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia. ==== Hypernyms ==== (phylum in Metazoa): Eukaryota – domain; Opisthokonta – clade; Metazoa – kingdom; Eumetazoa – subkingdom (phylum in Animalia): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom ==== Hyponyms ==== (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 === See also === Coelenterata (dated) Radiata === References === Cnidaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cnidaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cnidaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Cnidaria at World Register of Marine Species Cnidaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Cnidaria at the Tree of Life Web Project