Euplokamis dunlapae
Ctenophore species / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Euplokamis dunlapae is a marine species of ctenophore.[1] It is the first species of ctenophora reported to have giant axons controlling the comb rows.[2] They control the ciliary beating, allowing for rapid change in the speed and direction of the cilia, likely evolved as an escape mechanism.
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Euplokamis dunlapae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Ctenophora |
Class: | Tentaculata |
Order: | Cydippida |
Family: | Euplokamididae |
Genus: | Euplokamis |
Species: | E. dunlapae |
Binomial name | |
Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987 | |
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