Euplokamis dunlapae
Appearance
Euplokamis dunlapae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Ctenophora |
Class: | Tentaculata |
Order: | Cydippida |
Family: | Euplokamididae |
Genus: | Euplokamis |
Species: | E. dunlapae
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Binomial name | |
Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987
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Euplokamis dunlapae is a marine species of ctenophore.[1] It is the first species of ctenophora reported to have giant axons controlling the comb rows.[2] They control the ciliary beating, allowing for rapid change in the speed and direction of the cilia, likely evolved as an escape mechanism.
References
- ^ "Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ Mackie, G. O.; Mills, C. E. & Singla, C. L. (1992). "Giant axons and escape swimming in Euplokamis dunlapae (Ctenophora: Cydippida)". Biological Bulletin. 182 (2): 248–256. doi:10.2307/1542118.