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Euplokamis is a genus of ctenophores, or comb jellies, belonging to the monotypic family Euplokamididae. Despite living for hundreds of millions of years in marine environments, there is minimal research regarding Euplokamis, primarily due to their body structure. Research on the evolution of the basic body structures of diploblastic metazoans revealed that there are four major phyla, including the Ctenophores. Although the morphology of Euplokamis often resembles the medusa stage of Cnidarians, their eight rows of combs are one distinguishing feature that led to the official classification of Ctenophores. After being originally described by Chun (1879), the family Euplokamididae was expanded by Mills (1987) due to the discovery of a new species, Euplokamis dunlapae. Further research indic

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  • Euplokamis is a genus of ctenophores, or comb jellies, belonging to the monotypic family Euplokamididae. Despite living for hundreds of millions of years in marine environments, there is minimal research regarding Euplokamis, primarily due to their body structure. Research on the evolution of the basic body structures of diploblastic metazoans revealed that there are four major phyla, including the Ctenophores. Although the morphology of Euplokamis often resembles the medusa stage of Cnidarians, their eight rows of combs are one distinguishing feature that led to the official classification of Ctenophores. After being originally described by Chun (1879), the family Euplokamididae was expanded by Mills (1987) due to the discovery of a new species, Euplokamis dunlapae. Further research indicated that Euplokamis should be identified from Mertensiidae due to the rows of combs and some compression. They may also be distinguished from the genus Pleurobrachia due to their more elongated shape. Additionally, various adaptations of Euplokamis have been observed such as the use of tentacles for movement/feeding, a complex nervous system, and bioluminescent capabilities. Other characteristics including a defined mesoderm, lack of stinging cells, developmental differences, and symmetry supported the reclassification of these organisms. (en)
  • Euplokamis est un genre de cténophores de l'ordre des Cydippida, le seul de la famille des Euplokamididae. (fr)
  • Euplokamis is een geslacht van ribkwallen uit de klasse van de Tentaculata. (nl)
  • Euplokamis är ett släkte av kammaneter. Euplokamis ingår i familjen Euplokamidae. Euplokamis är enda släktet i familjen Euplokamidae. Kladogram enligt Catalogue of Life: (sv)
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  • Chun, 1879 (en)
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  • Mills, 1987 (en)
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  • Euplokamidae (Mills, 1987) (en)
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  • Euplokamis (en)
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  • Euplokamis est un genre de cténophores de l'ordre des Cydippida, le seul de la famille des Euplokamididae. (fr)
  • Euplokamis is een geslacht van ribkwallen uit de klasse van de Tentaculata. (nl)
  • Euplokamis är ett släkte av kammaneter. Euplokamis ingår i familjen Euplokamidae. Euplokamis är enda släktet i familjen Euplokamidae. Kladogram enligt Catalogue of Life: (sv)
  • Euplokamis is a genus of ctenophores, or comb jellies, belonging to the monotypic family Euplokamididae. Despite living for hundreds of millions of years in marine environments, there is minimal research regarding Euplokamis, primarily due to their body structure. Research on the evolution of the basic body structures of diploblastic metazoans revealed that there are four major phyla, including the Ctenophores. Although the morphology of Euplokamis often resembles the medusa stage of Cnidarians, their eight rows of combs are one distinguishing feature that led to the official classification of Ctenophores. After being originally described by Chun (1879), the family Euplokamididae was expanded by Mills (1987) due to the discovery of a new species, Euplokamis dunlapae. Further research indic (en)
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  • Euplokamis (en)
  • Euplokamis (fr)
  • Euplokamis (nl)
  • Euplokamis (sv)
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