Haeckelia is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Cydippida.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.[1]

Members of the genus Haeckelia, which feed mainly on jellyfish, incorporate their victims' stinging cnidocytes into their own tentacles.[2]

The following species are recognized in this genus:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haeckeliidae
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