Cestidea
Cestidea (Cestida; phylum Ctenophora, class Tentaculata) An order of ctenophorids which have greatly compressed bodies. Some forms may be up to 1.5 m long. There are two main tentacles, and smaller tentacles surround the anterior edge.
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