| Lampea | |
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| Lampea lactea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Class: | Tentaculata |
| Order: | Cydippida |
| Family: | Lampeidae |
| Genus: | Lampea Stechow, 1921 |
Lampea is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Lampeidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
- Lampea elongata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Lampea fusiformis (Agassiz & Mayer, 1902)
- Lampea komai (Dawydoff, 1937)
- Lampea lactea (Mayer, 1912)
- Lampea pancerina (Chun, 1879)
Parasitism
The species Lampea pancerina is the only known parasitic comb jelly. The female lays its eggs on tunicates and its larvae (Théel larvae) were attached to Tunicates.
References
- ^ "Lampea Stechow, 1921". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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| Lampea | |