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Cnidaria

Rank: Phylum
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Anthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834
Cnidaria incertae sedis
Endocnidozoa Zrzavý & Hypša, 2003
Medusozoa Petersen, 1979

Literature

original description	Hatschek, B. (1888-1891). Lehrbuch der Zoologie, eine morphologische Übersicht des Thierreiches zur Einführung in das Studium dieser Wissenschaft: Jena, Gustav Fischer. vol. 1 [1888], pp. i-iv, 1-144, vol. 2 [1889], pp. 145-304; vol. 3 [1891], pp. 305-432.
basis of record	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. xx, 520 pp.
additional source	Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
additional source	Götte, A. (1887). Entwickelungsgeschichte der Aurelia aurita und Cotylorhiza tuberculata. Abhandlungen zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Tiere. 4, 1–79; 9 plates.
additional source	Verrill AE. (1866). On the Polyps and Echinoderms of New England, with Descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 10: 333-364.
additional source	Gegenbaur, C. (1857). Versuch eines Systems der Medusen, mit Beschreibung neuer oder wenig gekannter Formen; zugleich ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Fauna des Mittelmeeres. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie. Leipzig 8: 202-273, pls 7-9.
additional source	Daly, M., M.R. Brugler, P. Cartwright, A.G. Collins, M.N. Dawson, D.G. Fautin, S.C. France, C.S. McFadden, D.M. Opresko, E. Rodriquez, S.L. Romano, J.L. Stake. (2007). The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus. Zootaxa. (1668): 127-182.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Cnidaria. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1267

Dr. Wim Vervoort. Cnidaria. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/bad6d16c-dadc-4f71-b3cd-f660d01482ab

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Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1267
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:10979

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