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Leucothea (ctenophore)

Leucothea
Leucothea pulchra at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Lobata
Family: Leucotheidae
Krumbach, 1925
Genus: Leucothea
Mertens, 1833
Species

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Synonyms
  • Eucharis Eschscholtz, 1825 (Preocc.)
  • Alcinoe Della Chiaje, 1841 (Preocc.)
  • Chiaja Lesson, 1843
Video of Leucothea pulchra moving through the water. Propulsion by use of ctene rows is visible.

Leucothea is a genus of ctenophores in the monotypic family Leucotheidae.[1]

  1. ^ Mills, C.E. (1998). "Leucotheidae Krumbach, 1925". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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