Abyla haeckeli is a colonial siphonophore in the family Abylidae. It was described in 1908.[2]
| Abyla haeckeli | |
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| Anatomy based on Lens and van Riemsdijk 1908 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Siphonophorae |
| Family: | Abylidae |
| Genus: | Abyla |
| Species: | A. haeckeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Abyla haeckeli Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908
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Description
editThe 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
editThe species has been reported near the Philippines and Japan in the upper parts of the water column.[4]
References
edit- ^ Schuchert, P. (2022). "World Hydrozoa Database. Abyla haeckeli Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Lens, A. D.; van Riemsdijk, T. (1908). The Siphonophora of the “Siboga” Expedition. Siboga Expedition. Vol. 9. p. 32.
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Abyla haeckeli". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ Alvariño, Angeles (1971). "Siphonophores of the Pacific with a Review of the World Distribution" (PDF). University of California Press.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Species entry at Marine Species Identification Portal[1]
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