''Bolinopsis vitrea'', is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

comb jelly Ctenophora (; : ctenophore ) is 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"), and they are ...

in the

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Bolinopsidae Bolinopsidae is a family (biology), family of ctenophores. Taxonomy The family contains three genera with the following species: *Genus ''Bolinopsis'' **''Bolinopsis ashleyi'' Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010 **''Bolinopsis chuni'' (von Lenden ...

. 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 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history. Spending his early life in Switzerland, he recei ...

in 1860.

Distribution

In Florida waters, ''Bolinopsis vitrea'' is the most common ctenophore.

References

vitrea Fauna of the Atlantic Ocean Taxa named by Louis Agassiz Animals described in 1860 {{Ctenophore-stub