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Ctenophora
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The comb jellies: gelatinous, translucent marine invertebrates that swim using eight rows of fused cilia (comb rows), the largest animals known to use cilia for locomotion. Ctenophora superficially resembles Cnidaria's jellyfish but lacks stinging cells, capturing prey instead with sticky cells called colloblasts.
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