Lyrocteis

Lyrocteis
Lyrocteis imperatoris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Platyctenida
Family: Lyroctenidae
Komai, 1942
Genus: Lyrocteis
Komai, 1941
Species

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Lyrocteis is a genus of benthic comb jellies. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Lyroctenidae.

Morphology

The individuals are rather large benthic ctenophores (up to 15 cm) in the shape of a lyre. They have a basal body and two curved outgrowths, from which the fishing filaments emanate, which they use to capture their planktonic food.[1][2][3]

Species

The genus comprises the following species:[4]

References

  1. ^ Lyroctenidae Lyrocteis. Okeanos Explorer.
  2. ^ Bart Shepherd, Hudson T. Pinheiro, Luiz A. Rocha: Ephemeral aggregation of the benthic ctenophore Lyrocteis imperatoris on a mesophotic coral ecosystem in the Philippines. In: Bull. Mar. Sci. 94(1): 101–102. 2018
  3. ^ Taku Komai: 49. A New Remarkable Sessile Ctenophore. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy. 17(6): 216-220. Institute of Zoology, Kyoto Imperial University, June 12, 1941.
  4. ^ World Register of Marine Species: Lyrocteis Komai, 1941


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