Phylum Ctenophora Eschscholtz 1829 (comb jelly)
Parent taxon: Triploblastica according to C. Nielsen 2012
See also Edgecombe et al. 2011, Sepkoski 2002 and Zrzavy et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Eutriploblastica, Nephrozoa
Subtaxa: Ctenorhabdotus Cydippidae Dinomischidae Fasciculus Paleoctenophora Scleroctenophora Sinoascus Tentaculata Thalassostaphylos Yunnanoascus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore