Bolinopsis vitrea

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Bolinopsis vitrea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Lobata
Family: Bolinopsidae
Genus: Bolinopsis
Species:
B. vitrea
Binomial name
Bolinopsis vitrea

Bolinopsis vitrea, is a species of comb jelly in the family Bolinopsidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean and was first described by the American biologist Louis Agassiz in 1860. [1]

Distribution

In Florida waters, Bolinopsis vitrea is the most common ctenophore. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Oliveira, Otto M. P.; Miranda, Thaís P.; Araujo, Enilma M.; Ayón, Patricia; Cedeño-Posso, Cristina M.; Cepeda-Mercado, Amancay A.; Córdova, Pablo; Cunha, Amanda F.; Genzano, Gabriel N.; Haddad, Maria Angélica; Mianzan, Hermes W. (2016-11-17). "Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters". Zootaxa. 4194 (1): zootaxa.4194.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4194.1.1. hdl: 11336/66975 . ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   27988700.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
  2. ↑ Milisen, Jeff (2020). A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Publishing. p. 21. ISBN   978-1-949307-14-6.
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