Cnidaria

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Cnidaria also cnidarian (noun; Greek knide, nettle): 1. A phylum of primitive eumetazoans, including the hydras, jellyfish, sea anemones and corals, each bearing nematocysts.

2. In some classifications considered a subphylum of Coelenterata.

3. Sometimes considered synonymous with Coelenterata.