Lyrocteis
Sign in to saveLyrocteis is a genus of benthic comb jellies. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Lyroctenidae.
Species
コトクラゲ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCtenophora
- ClassTentaculata
- OrderPlatyctenida
- FamilyLyroctenidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Lyroctenidae
- Collections
- CAS, SIO, BPBM
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Mexico
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Lyrocteis is a genus of benthic comb jellies. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Lyroctenidae.
==Morphology== The individuals are rather large benthic ctenophores (up to 15 cm) in the shape of a lyre. They have a basal body and two curved outgrowths, from which the fishing filaments emanate, which they use to capture their planktonic food.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lyrocteis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.