Ctenophora: Tentaculata

Order: Cambojiida (Comb Jellies)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
Cambojiidae Comb Jelly Cambodgia elegantissima

Order: Cestida (Comb Jellies)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
Cestidae Venus Girdle Cestum veneris

Order: Cryptolobiferida (Comb Jellies)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
Cryptolobatidae Comb Jelly Lobocrypta annamita

Order: Cydippida (Spherical Comb Jellies)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
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)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
Ganeshidae Comb Jelly Ganesha elegans

Order: Lobata (Lobed Comb Jellies)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
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)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
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)

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
Thalassocalycidae Predatory Comb Jelly Thalassocalyce inconstans

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