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Lobata
Order of comb jellies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Ctenophora |
Class: | Tentaculata |
Order: | Lobata Eschscholtz 1825 |
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Bathocyroidae Harbison & Madin, 1982 |
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