''Bolinopsis vitrea'', is a
species
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of
comb jelly
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"), and ...
in the
family
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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)
**'' ...
. 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 rec ...
in 1860.
Distribution
In Florida waters, ''Bolinopsis vitrea'' is the most common ctenophore.
References
Bolinopsis
Fauna of the Atlantic Ocean
Taxa named by Louis Agassiz
Animals described in 1860
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