Haeckelia

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Haeckelia
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Haeckelia rubra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Cydippida
Family: Haeckeliidae
Krumbach, 1925
Genus: Haeckelia
Carus, 1863
Synonyms
  • ChlorellaStechow, 1921
  • OweniaKölliker, 1853

Haeckelia is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Cydippida. [1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. [1]

Members of the genus Haeckelia, which feed mainly on jellyfish, incorporate their victims' stinging cnidocytes into their own tentacles. [2]

The following species are recognized in this genus: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Haeckelia Carus, 1863". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Mills, C. E.; Miller, R. L. (February 1984). "Ingestion of a medusa (Aegina citrea) by the nematocyst-containing ctenophore (Haeckelia rubra, formerly Euchlora rubra): Phylogenetic implications". Marine Biology . 78 (2): 215–221. Bibcode:1984MarBi..78..215M. doi:10.1007/BF00394704. S2CID   17714037.


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