''Bolinopsis'' is a genus of
ctenophores
Ctenophora (; ctenophore ; ) comprise a phylum of marine invertebrates, commonly known as comb jellies, that inhabit sea waters worldwide. They are notable for the groups of cilia they use for swimming (commonly referred to as "combs"), a ...
belonging to the family
Bolinopsidae
Bolinopsidae is a family of ctenophores.
Taxonomy
The family contains three genera with the following species:
*Genus ''Bolinopsis''
**''Bolinopsis ashleyi'' Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010
**''Bolinopsis chuni'' (von Lendenfeld, 1884)
**''Bol ...
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The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Bolinopsis ashleyi
''Bolinopsis'' is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Bolinopsidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Bolinopsis ashleyi''
*'' Bolinopsis chuni''
*'' Bolinopsis elegans''
*'' Bolinopsis indosinensis''
*'' Bol ...
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Bolinopsis chuni
''Bolinopsis'' is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Bolinopsidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Bolinopsis ashleyi''
*'' Bolinopsis chuni''
*'' Bolinopsis elegans''
*'' Bolinopsis indosinensis''
*'' Boli ...
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Bolinopsis elegans
''Bolinopsis'' is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Bolinopsidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Bolinopsis ashleyi''
*''Bolinopsis chuni''
*'' Bolinopsis elegans''
*'' Bolinopsis indosinensis''
*'' Bolin ...
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Bolinopsis indosinensis
''Bolinopsis'' is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Bolinopsidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Bolinopsis ashleyi''
*''Bolinopsis chuni''
*''Bolinopsis elegans''
*'' Bolinopsis indosinensis''
*'' Bolino ...
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Bolinopsis infundibulum
''Bolinopsis infundibulum'', commonly known as the common northern comb jelly, is a species of comb jelly in the family Bolinopsidae. It is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and was first described by the Danish naturalist Otto Friedrich Mü ...
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Bolinopsis microptera
''Bolinopsis'' is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Bolinopsidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Bolinopsis ashleyi''
*''Bolinopsis chuni''
*''Bolinopsis elegans''
*''Bolinopsis indosinensis''
*'' Bolinop ...
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Bolinopsis mikado
''Bolinopsis'' is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Bolinopsidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Bolinopsis ashleyi''
*''Bolinopsis chuni''
*''Bolinopsis elegans''
*''Bolinopsis indosinensis''
*''Bolinopsi ...
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Bolinopsis ovalis
''Bolinopsis'' is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Bolinopsidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Bolinopsis ashleyi''
*''Bolinopsis chuni''
*''Bolinopsis elegans''
*''Bolinopsis indosinensis''
*'' Bolinop ...
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Bolinopsis rubripunctata
''Bolinopsis'' is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Bolinopsidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Bolinopsis ashleyi''
*''Bolinopsis chuni''
*''Bolinopsis elegans''
*''Bolinopsis indosinensis''
*'' Bolinop ...
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Bolinopsis vitrea
''Bolinopsis vitrea'', is a species of comb jelly in the family Bolinopsidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean and was first described by the American biologist Louis Agassiz
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 ...
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References
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Ctenophores