Abyla haeckeli

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Abyla haeckeli
Anatomy based on Lens and van Riemsdijk 1908
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Siphonophorae
Family: Abylidae
Genus: Abyla
Species:
A. haeckeli
Binomial name
Abyla haeckeli
Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908
Synonyms
  • Abyla ingeborgae Sears, 1953
  • Amphiroa dispar Bedot, 1896

Abyla haeckeli is a colonial siphonophore in the family Abylidae. It was described in 1908.[2]

Description[edit]

The species has an anterior nectophore that is the same width and length but it does not provide wing functions. A transverse ridge separates the ventral facet from the apico-ventral facet. The posterior nectophore can have up to 5 teeth on one comb. It also has lateral ostial teeth that are closer to the dorsal tooth rather than the ventral teeth.[3]

Distribution[edit]

The species has been reported near the Philippines and Japan in the upper parts of the water column.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Schuchert, P. (2022). "World Hydrozoa Database. Abyla haeckeli Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ Lens, A. D.; van Riemsdijk, T. (1908). The Siphonophora of the “Siboga” Expedition. Siboga Expedition. Vol. 9. p. 32.
  3. ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Abyla haeckeli". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  4. ^ Alvariño, Angeles (1971). "Siphonophores of the Pacific with a Review of the World Distribution" (PDF). University of California Press.

Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Species entry at Marine Species Identification Portal[1]