Haeckelia
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| Haeckelia | |
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| File:Haeckelia rubra00.tif | |
| Haeckelia rubra | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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]
- (Chun, 1880) (Mayer, 1912)
- (Kölliker, 1853) Haeckelia bimaculata
- Haeckelia beehleri Carré & Carré, 1989
- Haeckelia filigera Haeckelia rubra
References
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