Callianira (ctenophore)

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Callianira
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Cydippida
Family: Mertensiidae
Genus: Callianira
Péron & Lesueur, 1808

Callianira is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Mertensiidae. [1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America, Southernmost Southern America, Antarctica. [1]

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Callianira Péron & Lesueur, 1808". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.