Velamen is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Cestidae. It contains a single species, Velamen parallelum.[3][1] The species is less than 20 cm long on average.[4]
Velamen parallelum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Ctenophora |
Class: | Tentaculata |
Order: | Cestida |
Family: | Cestidae |
Genus: | Velamen Krumbach, 1925 |
Species: | V. parallelum
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Binomial name | |
Velamen parallelum (Fol, 1869)
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Synonyms[1][2] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Velamen parallelum". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Velamen". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Velamen". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Milisen, Jeff (2020). A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9781949307146.