Haeckelia
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Genus of ctenophores
| Haeckelia | |
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| Haeckelia rubra | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Class: | Tentaculata |
| Order: | Cydippida |
| Family: | Haeckeliidae Krumbach, 1925 |
| Genus: | Haeckelia Carus, 1863 |
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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]
- Haeckelia beehleri (Mayer, 1912)
- Haeckelia bimaculata Carré & Carré, 1989
- Haeckelia filigera (Chun, 1880)
- Haeckelia rubra (Kölliker, 1853)
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Haeckelia Carus, 1863". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ 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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