Cnidarian vs Hydractinian - What's the difference?

cnidarian | hydractinian | Hypernyms |

Cnidarian is a hypernym of hydractinian.


As nouns the difference between cnidarian and hydractinian

is that cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum cnidaria while hydractinian is (biology) a marine hydroid of the genus (taxlink) or a closely-related genus.

cnidarian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria .

    • See also

    * coelenterate

    hydractinian

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A marine hydroid of the genus (taxlink) or a closely-related genus

    • Hypernyms

    *hydractiniid *hydrozoan *cnidarian *animal *eukaryote *organism