Euplokamis dunlapae

Euplokamis dunlapae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Cydippida
Family: Euplokamididae
Genus: Euplokamis
Species:
E. dunlapae
Binomial name
Euplokamis dunlapae
Mills, 1987

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.

References

  1. ^ "Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  2. ^ Mackie, G. O.; Mills, C. E. & Singla, C. L. (1992). "Giant axons and escape swimming in Euplokamis dunlapae (Ctenophora: Cydippida)". Biological Bulletin. 182 (2): 248–256. doi:10.2307/1542118. JSTOR 1542118. PMID 29303667.


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