Euplokamis crinita
Appearance
Euplokamis crinita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Ctenophora |
Class: | Tentaculata |
Order: | Cydippida |
Family: | Euplokamididae |
Genus: | Euplokamis |
Species: | E. crinita
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Binomial name | |
Euplokamis crinita (Moser, 1909)
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Synonyms | |
Pleurobrachia crinita |
Euplokamis crinita is a marine species of ctenophore.[1] The tentacles of the species have been reported to be smaller.[2] This resulted in the species being argued to be in the genus Pleurobrachia, however according to WORMS, it stays in Euplokamis.[3][1]
Distribution
[edit]The species occurs in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Euplokamis crinita (Moser, 1909)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ Canadian Journal of Zoology. National Research Council. 1987.
- ^ "Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid scientific names". faculty.washington.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Euplokamis crinita". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-12.