Ctenophora (/ təˈnɒfərə / tə-NOF-ər-ə; sg.: ctenophore / ˈtɛnəfɔːr, ˈtiːnə -/ TEN-ə-for, TEE-nə-; from Ancient Greek κτείς (kteis) 'comb' and φέρω (pherō) 'to carry') [6] comprise a phylum of marine invertebrates, commonly known as comb jellies, that inhabit sea waters worldwide.

Ctenophore, any of the numerous marine invertebrates constituting the phylum Ctenophora. The phylum derives its name (from the Greek ctene, or “comb,” and phora, or “bearer”) from the series of vertical ciliary combs over the surface of the animal.

Ctenophore species are largely planktonic, exclusively marine animals, found throughout the world’s oceans, and comprise a significant portion of the planktonic biomass in their range. Comb jellies have a wide variety of body shapes, from small, roughly spherical species of less than a centimeter in diameter, to flattened, ribbon-shaped forms ...

The meaning of CTENOPHORE is any of a phylum (Ctenophora) of marine animals superficially resembling jellyfishes but having biradial symmetry and swimming by means of eight bands of transverse ciliated plates —called also comb jelly.

2019年10月15日 · Ctenophores are the largest non-colonial animals that use cilia for locomotion. The comb rows scatter light and produce a rainbow effect. Most species are bioluminescent blue or green and some flash light or eject a bioluminescent "ink" when disturbed. Comb jellies display a wide array of body plans.

These bioluminescent blue-green “combs” light up coastal shores at night—as well as the depths of the twilight zone, where a number of species have yet to be formally described. In images, ctenophore combs sometimes appear rainbow-colored, but this prism effect is actually the product of light refraction rather than bioluminescence.

Ctenophores (phylum Ctenophora), also known as comb jellies, are marine invertebrates that have eight rows of comb-like cilia on their transparent, gelatinous bodies. They are the largest animal to use cilia for locomotion. Superficially, ctenophores resemble jellyfish, which belong to the phylum Cnidaria.

2008年12月23日 · Ctenophores — pronounced ‘teen-o-for’ or ‘ten-o-for’ — are more commonly known as comb jellies. They comprise a group of gelatinous zooplankton found in all the world's seas.

2017年10月9日 · Here, using 27 newly sequenced ctenophore transcriptomes, publicly available data and methods to control systematic error, we establish the placement of Ctenophora as the sister group to all...

2022年10月4日 · Here, I present a brief overview of the ctenophore nervous system, discussing its cellular architecture and molecular composition, as well as insights it offers into the early evolution of neurons and chemical neurotransmission.