Eukaryote
cnidaria

Cni·dar·i·a [ nahy-dair-ee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Invertebrates
Definitions related to cnidaria:
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A phylum of radially symmetrical invertebrates characterized by possession of stinging cells called nematocysts. It includes the classes ANTHOZOA; CUBOZOA; HYDROZOA, and SCYPHOZOA. Members carry CNIDARIAN VENOMS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Phylum of radially symmetrical invertebrates characterized by possession of stinging cells called nematocysts; includes the classes Anhozoa, Cubozoa, Hydrozoa, and Scyphozoa; members carry Cnidarian venoms.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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