Are Jellyfish a Chordate?

People and jellyfish are both classified as animals. ... Vertebrates are all animals that have a backbone. Vertebrates are in the phylum Chordata. Members of this phylum are called chordates.

Is a jellyfish an invertebrate or chordate?

Sponges, jellyfish, worms, snails, and squids. These are just a few of the many types of invertebrates. But there are lots more. In fact, most animals are invertebrates, so their classification is very important.

What are jellyfish classified as?

jellyfish, any planktonic marine member of the class Scyphozoa (phylum Cnidaria), a group of invertebrate animals composed of about 200 described species, or of the class Cubozoa (approximately 20 species).