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Lobata
| Lobata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Class: | Tentaculata |
| Order: | Lobata Eschscholtz 1825 |
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Bathocyroidae Harbison & Madin, 1982 | |
Lobata is an order of transparent marine invertebrates belonging to the phylum of Ctenophora in the class Tentaculata, and are commonly referred to as comb jellies or sea gooseberries.[1] There are currently 19 extant known species in the order of Lobata.[2] Members of Lobata exhibit a compressed body in the vertical plane and a pair of oral lobes.[3] They are known to inhabit marine pelagic surfaces and the marine shores.[1]
- ^ a b "Lobed comb jelly | Marine, Bioluminescent, Ctenophore | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Lobata". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Definition of LOBATA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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