Haeckelia

Haeckelia
Haeckelia rubra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Cydippida
Family: Haeckeliidae
Krumbach, 1925
Genus: Haeckelia
Carus, 1863
Synonyms
  • Chlorella Stechow, 1921
  • Owenia Kölliker, 1853

Haeckelia is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Cydippida.

The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.

Members of the genus Haeckelia, which feed mainly on jellyfish, perform kleptocnidy and incorporate their victims' stinging cnidocytes into their own tentacles.

The following species are recognized in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Haeckelia Carus, 1863". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Mills, C. E.; Miller, R. L. (February 1984). "Ingestion of a medusa (Aegina citrea) by the nematocyst-containing ctenophore (Haeckelia rubra, formerly Euchlora rubra): Phylogenetic implications". Marine Biology. 78 (2): 215–221. Bibcode:1984MarBi..78..215M. doi:10.1007/BF00394704. S2CID 17714037.