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No, they are two different phyla.

The comb jellies, commonly known as Ctenophora, are a phylum of animals that live in marine waters worldwide. Their most distinctive feature is the "combs", groups of cilia that they use for swimming, and they are the largest animals that swim by means of cilia.

The Cnidaria are another phyla of jellyfish. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Their bodies consist of mesoglea, a non-living jelly-like substance, sandwiched between two layers of epithelium that are mostly one cell thick.

Both Ctenophora and Cnidarians have bodies that consist of a mass of jelly with one layer of cells on the outside and another lining the internal cavity, but they are two distinct and different phyla.

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