What is "cydippida"

Cydippida \Cydippida\, Cydippidea \Cydippidea\n. an order of ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles.

Syn: order Cydippida, Cydippidea, order Cydippidea, Cydippea, order Cydippea.

Cydippida is an order of comb jellies. They are distinguished from other comb jellies by their spherical or oval bodies, and the fact their tentacles are branched, and can be retracted into pouches on either side of the pharynx.