What is Coelenterata?
Q: What is Coelenterata?
A: Coelenterata was the name for an animal phylum that is not used now.
Q: What was Coelenterata broken down into?
A: Coelenterata was broken down into two separate phyla: Cnidaria (jellyfish) and Ctenophora (comb jellies).
Q: Why was this change made?
A: This change was made on the evidence of molecular evolution that makes use of protein amino acid sequences and whole genome DNA analysis.
Q: What are Cnidaria?
A: Cnidaria is a phylum that includes jellyfish.
Q: What are Ctenophora?
A: Ctenophora is a phylum that includes comb jellies.
Q: What is molecular evolution?
A: Molecular evolution is the study of the changes in DNA and protein sequences over time, which can help in understanding the evolutionary relationships between organisms.
Q: How was molecular evolution used to break down Coelenterata?
A: Molecular evolution was used to analyze the protein amino acid sequences and whole genome DNA of Coelenterata to identify the differences between the two phyla, Cnidaria and Ctenophora.
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