Coelenterata

[si-len-tuh-rey-tuh]

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noun

the phylum comprising the coelenterates.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Coelenterata¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; coelenteron, -ata ¹

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A group of Coelenterata, comprising the Anthozoa Ctenophora.

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Huxley, who compared the serous and mucous layers of Pander with the ectoderm and endoderm of the Coelenterata.

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The latter by progressive modification gave rise to all the Coelenterata; the former to all other animals.

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Following out this curious theory, Dohrn came to contest the general belief that the Coelenterata and Worms are "lower animals"; he even declared that the unicellular Protozoa were degenerate Coelenterata.

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He suggests at once that "Hydrozoa" and "Actinozoa," in his list, should be dealt with by the writer of the article "Coelenterata."

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-coele coelenterate

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