Ctenophora: Tentaculata

Order: Cambojiida (Comb Jellies)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Cambojiidae	Comb Jelly	Cambodgia elegantissima

Order: Cestida (Comb Jellies)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Cestidae	Venus Girdle	Cestum veneris

Order: Cryptolobiferida (Comb Jellies)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Cryptolobatidae	Comb Jelly	Lobocrypta annamita

Order: Cydippida (Spherical Comb Jellies)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Aulacoctenidae	Red Mid-water Comb Jelly	Aulacoctena acuminata
Bathyctenidae	Deep-sea Comb Jelly	Bathyctena chuni
Cryptocodidae	Comb Jelly	Cryptocoda gerlachi
Ctenellidae	Comb Jelly	Ctenella aurantia
Dryodoridae	Comb Jelly	Dryodora glandiformis
Euplokamididae	Oval Sea Gooseberry	Euplokamis dunlapae
Haeckeliidae	Comb Jelly	Haeckelia rubra
Lampeidae	Parasitic Comb Jelly	Lampea pancerina
Mertensiidae	Arctic Comb Jelly	Mertensia ovum
Pleurobrachiidae	Pacific Sea Gooseberry	Pleurobrachia bachei
Pukiidae	Comb Jelly	Pukia falcata

Order: Ganeshida (Comb Jellies)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Ganeshidae	Comb Jelly	Ganesha elegans

Order: Lobata (Lobed Comb Jellies)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Bathocyroidae	Comb Jelly	Bathocyroe fosteri
Bolinopsidae	Common Northern Comb Jelly	Bolinopsis infundibulum
Eurhamphaeidae	Comb Jelly	Deiopea kaloktenota
Lampoctenidae	Bloody-belly Comb Jelly	Lampocteis cruentiventer
Leucotheidae	Comb Jelly	Leucothea pulchra
Lobatolampeidae	Comb Jelly	Lobatolampea tetragona
Ocyropsidae	Comb Jelly	Ocyropsis fusca

Order: Platyctenida (Benthic Comb Jellies)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Coeloplanidae	Creeping Comb Jelly	Coeloplana astericola
Ctenoplanidae	Common Northern Comb Jelly	Ctenoplana muculosa
Lyroctenidae	Comb Jelly	Lyrocteis flavopallidus
Savangiidae	Comb Jelly	Savangia atentaculata
Tjalfiellidae	Comb Jelly	Tjalfiella tristoma

Order: Thalassocalycida (Predatory Comb Jellies)

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Thalassocalycidae	Predatory Comb Jelly	Thalassocalyce inconstans

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