Abyla is a genus of colonial siphonophore in the subfamily Abylidae and the suborder Calycophorae. The genus contains three species and was established by Quoy and Gaimard in 1827.[1]
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| Abyla haeckeli | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Siphonophorae |
| Family: | Abylidae |
| Genus: | Abyla Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Abyla trigona Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
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Taxonomy
editThree species are currently recognized:
- A. bicarinata Moser, 1925
- A. haeckeli Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908
- A. trigona Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
A number of former species in the genus have since been synonymized to these three species.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editAll species in the genus are strictly marine, inhabiting mostly the pelagic zone. They are mainly found in tropico-equatorial and subtropic regions.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Audouin, Jean Victor; Bouvier, E.-L.; Grassé, Pierre-Paul; Milne-Edwards, H.; Milne-Edwards, Alphonse; Perrier, Edmond (1834). Annales des sciences naturelles. Vol. 1. Paris: Crochard.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Abyla Quoy & Gaimard, 1827". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ Gardiner, John Stanley (1906). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. University Press.
- ^ Alvariño, Angeles (1971). "Siphonophores of the Pacific with a Review of the World Distribution" (PDF). University of California Press.