The Venus girdle (Cestum veneris) is a comb jelly in the family Cestidae. It is the only member of its genus, Cestum,[1] and is also the largest of all known ctenophores.
Venus girdle | |
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Photographed in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Ctenophora |
Class: | Tentaculata |
Order: | Cestida |
Family: | Cestidae |
Genus: | Cestum Lesueur, 1813 |
Species: | C. veneris |
Binomial name | |
Cestum veneris Lesueur, 1813 |
Description
Venus girdles resemble transparent ribbons with iridescent edges. They may grow up to a metre in total length. Canals run the length of the ribbon in which bioluminesce activates when disturbed.[2]
Distribution
This species is pelagic and is found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide in midwater.[2]
Ecology
These animals swim horizontally using muscular contractions as well as the beating of the comb rows. The oral edge leads. They eat small crustaceans.[2]
References
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