Velamen parallelum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Class: | Tentaculata |
| Order: | Cestida |
| Family: | Cestidae |
| Genus: | Velamen Krumbach, 1925 |
| Species: | V. parallelum
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| Binomial name | |
| Velamen parallelum (Fol, 1869)
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Species synonymy
Genus synonymy
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Velamen is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Cestidae. It contains a single species, Velamen parallelum.[3][1] The species is less than 20 cm long on average.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Velamen parallelum". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Velamen". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Velamen". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Milisen, Jeff (2020). A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9781949307146.
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