Tjalfiellidae
Tjalfiellidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Ctenophora |
Class: | Tentaculata |
Order: | Platyctenida |
Family: | Tjalfiellidae |
Synonyms | |
Tjalfellidae |
Tjalfiellidae is a family of ctenophores belonging to the order Platyctenida.[1]
Genera:[1]
- Mortensen, 1910
is recorded by Mortensen (1912) from deep water off Greenland, originally classified as member of Platyctenidae.
Its whole length is about 14 cm, the width is 12 cm — smaller than Lyrocteis imperatoris.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tjalfiellidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Taku Komai: 49. A New Remarkable Sessile Ctenophore. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy. 17(6): 216-220. Institute of Zoology, Kyoto Imperial University, June 12, 1941.
Categories:
- Tentaculata
- Ctenophore stubs