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Vampyroctena Townsend, Damian-Serrano & Whelan, 2020

1435018  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1435018)

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Townsend, J. P.; Tassia, M. G.; Damian-Serrano, A.; Whelan, N. V.; Halanych, K. M.; Sweeney, A. M. (2020). A mesopelagic ctenophore representing a new family, with notes on family-level taxonomy in Ctenophora: Vampyroctena delmarvensis gen. nov. sp. nov. (Vampyroctenidae, fam. nov.). <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 50:34., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-020-01049-9
page(s): 5 [details]   
WoRMS (2024). Vampyroctena Townsend, Damian-Serrano & Whelan, 2020. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1435018 on 2024-07-07
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2020-05-07 03:05:20Z
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2023-10-05 16:04:26Z
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2024-01-03 10:20:43Z
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original description Townsend, J. P.; Tassia, M. G.; Damian-Serrano, A.; Whelan, N. V.; Halanych, K. M.; Sweeney, A. M. (2020). A mesopelagic ctenophore representing a new family, with notes on family-level taxonomy in Ctenophora: Vampyroctena delmarvensis gen. nov. sp. nov. (Vampyroctenidae, fam. nov.). <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 50:34., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-020-01049-9
page(s): 5 [details]   
 
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Diagnosis Tentaculate ctenophores with bright red mesoglea and an elongate, cylindrical body. Adults with large, darkly pigmented stomodaeum. Comb rows with large, pigmented ctenes. Orange canals, tentacle bulbs, and tentacles which bear tentilla. [details]
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