Cnidaria

Chrysaora quinquecirrha

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classes (7): Anthozoa – Cubozoa – Hydrozoa – Myxozoa – ?Polypodiozoa – Scyphozoa – Staurozoa
Familia incertae sedis (1): Tesseranthidae
Genus incertae sedis (1): Perinema

Name

• Cnidaria Verrill, 1865

References

• Verrill, A.E. 1865. Classification of polyps (extract condensed from a Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers, U.S.N.). Proceedings of the Essex Institute. 4: 145–152. BHL Reference page. 

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• Dahlgren, T.G., Wiklund, H., Rabone, M., Amon, D.J., Ikebe, C., Watling, L., Smith, C.R. & Glover, A.G. 2016. Abyssal fauna of the UK-1 polymetallic nodule exploration area, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Cnidaria. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e9277. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e9277 Reference page. 
• Daly, M. et al. 2007: The phylum Cnidaria: a review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity three hundred years after Linneaeus. Pp. 127-182 In: Zhang, Z.-Q. & Shear, W.A. (eds.) Linnaeus tercentenary: progress in invertebrate taxonomy. Zootaxa, 1668: 1–766. PDF
• Dueñas, L., Cedeño-Posso, C., Grajales, A., Herrera, S., Rodriguez, E., Sánchez, J., Leon, J. & Puentes, V. 2019. First visual occurrence data for deep-sea cnidarians in the South-western Colombian Caribbean. Biodiversity Data Journal, 7: e. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e33091 Reference page. 
• Marques, A.C.; Collins, A.G. 2004: Cladistic analysis of Medusozoa and cnidarian evolution. Invertebrate biology, 123: 23–42. [1]
• Nagata, R.M.; Júnior, M.N.; Haddad, M.A. 2014: Faunistic survey of Hydromedusae (Cnidaria, Medusozoa) from the coast of Paraná State, southern Brazil. Zootaxa 3768(3): 291–326. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3768.3.3 Reference page. 
• Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. 1998: Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. 3rd edition. Freeman: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-7167-3027-8.

Links

• ITIS Report
• Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
• Cnidaria in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on 2014-09-20

Vernacular names

Alemannisch: Nesseltierer
العربية: لاسعات
অসমীয়া: শূলপ্রাণী সংঘ
Boarisch: Nesselviecher
বাংলা: শূলপ্রাণী সংঘ, নিডারিয়া
čeština: Žahavci
Deutsch: Nesseltiere
Ελληνικά: Κνιδόζωα
English: cnidarians
español: Cnidarios
eesti: Ainuõõssed, Kõrveraksed
فارسی: گزنه‌وارها
suomi: Polttiaiseläimet
Nordfriisk: Näädeldiarten
français: Cnidaires
galego: Cnidarios
ગુજરાતી: શૂલપ્રાણી સંઘ
עברית: צורבניים
हिन्दी: शूलप्राणी संघ
hrvatski: Žarnjaci
magyar: Csalánozók
italiano: Cnidari
日本語: 刺胞動物門
kfr: શૂલપ્રાણી સંઘ
한국어: 자포동물문(刺胞動物門)
कॉशुर / کٲشُر: शूलप्राणी संघ
lietuvių: Duobagyviai
latviešu: Dzēlējzarndobumaiņi
македонски: Жаркари (копривкари)
मराठी: शूलप्राणी संघ
नेपाली: शूलप्राणी संघ
Nederlands: Neteldieren
norsk: Nesledyr
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਸੂਲਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਸੰਘ
polski: Parzydełkowce
português: Cnidários/Celenterados
русский: Стрекающие
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Žarnjaci
සිංහල: ශූලප්‍රණී සංඝ
slovenščina: Ožigalkarji
српски / srpski: Kopriva
svenska: Nässeldjur
தமிழ்: நிடேரியன்கள்
Tagalog: hungkagan, cnidaria
Türkçe: Knidliler
українська: Кнідарії
中文: 刺细胞动物门

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