Biology:Abyla (cnidarian)
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Short description: Genus of cnidarians
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Siphonophorae |
| Family: | Abylidae |
| Genus: | Abyla Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 |
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| Abyla trigona Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
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Abyla is a genus of colonial siphonophore in the subfamily Abylidae and the suborder Calycophorae. The genus contains three species and was established by Quoy and Gaimard in 1827.[1]
Taxonomy
Three species are currently recognized:
- Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 Moser, 1925
- A. haeckeli A. bicarinata
- Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908 A. trigona
A number of former species in the genus have since been synonymized to these three species.[2]
Distribution and habitat
All species in the genus are strictly marine, inhabiting mostly the pelagic zone. They are mainly found in tropico-equatorial and subtropic regions.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Audouin, Jean Victor; Bouvier, E.-L.; Grassé, Pierre-Paul; Milne-Edwards, H.; Milne-Edwards, Alphonse; Perrier, Edmond (1834). Annales des sciences naturelles. 1. Paris: Crochard. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19445.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Abyla Quoy & Gaimard, 1827". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135351.
- ↑ Gardiner, John Stanley (1906) (in en). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. University Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=ROsbAQAAMAAJ&dq=abyla+genus+regions&pg=PA721.
- ↑ Alvariño, Angeles (1971). "Siphonophores of the Pacific with a Review of the World Distribution". University of California Press. https://escholarship.org/content/qt6zm3c9zb/qt6zm3c9zb_noSplash_398849147e68b68dcc5876a54f9f614c.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q4000264 entry
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