ctenophore

• Ein marines, meist räuberisches und zwittriges Tier mit radiärer, jedoch zweistrahliger (biradialer) Symmetrie und acht Reihen von Cilien (Rippen), die dem Schwimmen dienen; es ähnelt einer Qualle.

A marine animal that is biradially symmetrical and hermaphroditic, resembling jellyfish, with eight rows of cilia used for locomotion that are arranged like the teeth of a comb.

1. C2formalscientific

   A biradially symmetrical, hermaphroditic, solitary marine animal resembling jellyfish, with eight rows of cilia arranged like comb teeth for locomotion.

   Rippenqualle

   • The ctenophore moved gracefully through the water using its comb rows.
   • Scientists discovered a new species of ctenophore in the deep ocean.
   • Unlike jellyfish, ctenophores have sticky cells called colloblasts instead of stinging cells.

   Synonymecomb jelly