Biology:Bolinopsis vitrea

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Short description: Species of ctenophore

Bolinopsis vitrea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Lobata
Family: Bolinopsidae
Genus: Bolinopsis
Species:
B. vitrea
Binomial name
Bolinopsis vitrea
(Louis Agassiz, 1860)

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. et al. (2016-11-17). "Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters" (in en). Zootaxa 4194 (1): zootaxa.4194.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4194.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27988700. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4194.1.1. 
  2. Milisen, Jeff (2020). A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Publishing. pp. 21. ISBN 9781949307146. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2164793 entry