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Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist


Comb Jellies

This taxonomic group consists principally of species recorded during CDF surveys of the Galapagos Marine Reserve.
The group is characterized by the presence of specialized cells that produce a sticky substance used to capture prey. These exclusively marine organisms are major zooplankton predators.

Author: Nathalia Tirado.

Other Contributors: Karina Rodríguez.

Names of taxa included: 3 total (2 unidentified taxon, 1 doubtful).

Origin of the taxa included: 1 indigenous.

Ctenophora Species Checklist

Domain Eukaryota

Kingdom Animalia

Division Ctenophora

Class Nuda

Order Beroida

Family Beroidae

Genus Beroe

Beroe sp.  

Class Tentaculata

Order Cestida

Family Cestidae

Genus Cestum

Cestum sp.  

Order Cydippida

Family Pleurobrachiidae

Genus Hormiphora

Hormiphora cf. palmata  Chun, 1898

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This list should be cited as follows:

Tirado, N. (2011). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Comb Jellies - FCD Lista de especies de Ctenóforos de Galápagos. In: Bungartz, F., Herrera, H., Jaramillo, P., Tirado, N., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Ruiz, D., Guézou, A. & Ziemmeck, F. (eds.). Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist - Lista de Especies de Galápagos de la Fundación Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin Foundation / Fundación Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos: http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/marine-invertebrates/ctenophora/ Last updated 13 Apr 2011.