Comb jellies (Ctenophores) [Cydippidae]
Description
Cydippid comb jellies are often seen as floating, translucent blobs with delicate, shimmering “combs” that help them move through the water. Divers may notice them drifting near the surface or in midwater, sometimes with a faint, iridescent glow.
Genera
Cat's Eyes
Pleurobrachia
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Comb Jellies
Ctenophora
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Tentaculates
Tentaculata
|
| Order |
Cydippid comb jellies
Cydippida
|
Statistics
- Genera 1