Relating to or characteristic of the genus Cydippe or comb jellies, especially in their basic or larval form.
From the genus name Cydippe (named after the Greek mythological sea nymph) plus the suffix '-ian' (relating to). Used in marine biology to describe features or characteristics of these ancient organisms.
The 'cydippian' body form is considered the ancestral plan for ctenophores—it's like finding a living blueprint of how these creatures looked millions of years ago! Modern evolutionary biology uses cydippians to understand early animal body plans.
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