Ctenophora (/ təˈnɒfərə /; sg.: ctenophore / ˈtɛnəfɔːr, ˈtiːnə -/ from Ancient Greek κτείς (kteis) 'comb' and φέρω (pherō) 'to carry') [8] is a phylum of marine invertebrates, commonly known …

Whichever came first, comb jellies and jellyfish (and other Cnidarians) made an important step in evolutionary history: they are the earliest known animals to have organized tissues—their …

The comb jelly is a beautiful, oval-shaped animal with eight rows of tiny comblike plates that it beats to move itself through the water. As it swims, the comb rows break up (diffract) light to …

The comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi), sometimes called the “sea walnut,” is a species of tentaculate ctenophores (stingless jellyfish). Ctenophores are distinguished from all other animals by …

The eight comb rows that extend orally from the vicinity of the statocyst serve as organs of locomotion. Each comb row is made up of a series of transverse plates of very large cilia, …

Comb jellies, which form the phylum Ctenophora, are captivating gelatinous invertebrates that drift through the world’s oceans. They are often mistaken for jellyfish. They lack stinging cells on …

Dec 4, 2025 · Jellyfish are some of the most fascinating ocean creatures. The comb jellyfish is named for the plates that surround its center and look like combs as it moves through the …

Comb Jellies are members of the phylum Ctenophora. Unlike their look-alike, Comb Jellies’ tentacles do not possess stinging cells, but rather sticky cells known as colloblasts. There are …

Phylum Ctenophora , commonly known as comb jellies, includes 7 orders, with over 200 currently known species of biradially symmetrical, acoelomate organisms that resemble cnidarians.

Comb jellies play an important role in regulating the marine ecosystem. They eat lots of fish and shellfish larvae, but in turn, they provide food for fish, jellyfish, and leatherback sea turtles.