| Tjalfiellidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Class: | Tentaculata |
| Order: | Platyctenida |
| Family: | Tjalfiellidae |
| Synonyms | |
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Tjalfellidae | |
Tjalfiellidae is a family of ctenophores belonging to the order Platyctenida.[1]
Genera:[1]
- Tjalfiella Mortensen, 1910
Tjalfiella is recorded by Mortensen (1912) from deep water off Greenland, originally classified as member of Platyctenidae.
Its whole length is about 14 cm, the width is 12 cm — smaller than Lyrocteis imperatoris.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Tjalfiellidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ↑ Taku Komai: 49. A New Remarkable Sessile Ctenophore. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy. 17(6): 216-220. Institute of Zoology, Kyoto Imperial University, June 12, 1941.
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