Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Classis: Tentaculata
Subclassis: Typhlocoela
Ordo: Platyctenida
Familia: Lyroctenidae
Genus: Lyrocteis
Species: L. flavopallidus – L. imperatoris
Name
Lyrocteis T. Komai, 1941
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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.[1][2][3]
Species
The genus comprises the following species:[4]
Lyrocteis flavopallidus Robilliard and Dayton, 1972
Lyrocteis imperatoris Komai, 1941
References
Lyroctenidae Lyrocteis. Okeanos Explorer.
Bart Shepherd, Hudson T. Pinheiro, Luiz A. Rocha: Ephemeral aggregation of the benthic ctenophore Lyrocteis imperatoris on a mesophotic coral ecosystem in the Philippines. In: Bull. Mar. Sci. 94(1): 101–102. 2018
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.
World Register of Marine Species: Lyrocteis Komai, 1941
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