Pleurobrachiidae is a family 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 order
Cydippida
Cydippida is an order of comb jellies. They are distinguished from other comb jellies by their spherical or oval bodies, and the fact their tentacles are branched, and can be retracted into pouches on either side of the pharynx. The order is not ...
.
Genera:
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Hormiphora''
L.Agassiz, 1860
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Minictena''
C.Carré & D.Carré, 1993
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Moseria''
Ghigi, 1909
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Pleurobrachia''
Fleming, 1822
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Sabaudia
Sabaudia is a coastal town in the province of Latina, Lazio, in central Italy. Sabaudia's centre is characterised by several examples of Fascist architecture.
Villa Volpi, a neoclassical seaside villa built for Countess Nathalie Volpi of Misurata ...
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Ghigi, 1909
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Tinerfe
Tinerfe "the Great", legendary hero who was a guanche mencey (aboriginal king) of the island of Tenerife ( Canary Islands, Spain). It is estimated that he lived at the end of the 14th century.
He was the son of mencey Sunta, who ruled the isl ...
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Chun, 1898
References
Animal families
Tentaculata
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