Cnidarian vs Siphonoglyph - What's the difference?

cnidarian | siphonoglyph |


As nouns the difference between cnidarian and siphonoglyph

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 siphonoglyph is a longitudinal flagellated chamber found in most cnidarians in the classes Scyphozoa and Anthozoa, extending from the mouth towards the colenteron (body cavity).

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

    siphonoglyph

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A longitudinal flagellated chamber found in most cnidarians in the classes Scyphozoa'' and ''Anthozoa , extending from the mouth towards the colenteron (body cavity).