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Bolinopsis vitrea

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Species of ctenophore

Bolinopsis vitrea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Distribution

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

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.
  2. Milisen, Jeff (2020). A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 9781949307146.
Taxon identifiers
Bolinopsis vitrea
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