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What is the clade of Ctenophora and what is their subphylum?
Ctenophora is the sister taxon to the cnidaria. They have arised from the node which has radial symmetry. The ctenophora and cnidaria represents the sister lineage of bilateral symmetry. All the ctenophora are characterised by the presence of eight rows of ciliated comb plates.
The subphylum of ctenophora are:
* Tentaculata : they have tentacles
* Nuda: they don't have tentacles