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The bioluminescent ctenophore Bolinopsis infundibulum
[NOAA Photo]
Chapter Outline
- Description of Eumetazoa
- Classification of Eumetazoa
- Cnidaria
- Ctenophora
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Comb Jellies, or "ctenophores are gelatinous marine animals, similar in many ways to jellyfish but lack stinging cnidae, and movement is via the coordinated beating of cilia (“combs”) instead of muscular contractions." - EOL
Organisms:
- Unidentified -
FLKR
- Unidentified -
FLKR
- CYCLOCOELA
- ORDER BEROIDA
- Comb Jelly (Beroe sp.)
- Comb Jelly (Beroe abyssicola) -
FLKR
- ORDER CESTIDA
- ORDER LOBATA
- Common Northern Comb Jelly (Bolinopsis infundibulum)
FLKR
- Leucothea -
FLKR
- Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi) - Chesapeake Bay
- ORDER THALASSOCALYCIDA
- TYPHLOCOELA
- ORDER CYDIPPIDA
- Sea Gooseberries (Pleurobrachia spp.)
- Clione limacina -
FLKR
- ORDER PLATYCTENIDA
Resources:
- World's Weirdest: Neon Killers - YOUTUBE
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