Biology:Euplokamis dunlapae
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Short description: Ctenophore species
| Euplokamis dunlapae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Class: | Tentaculata |
| Order: | Cydippida |
| Family: | Euplokamididae |
| Genus: | Euplokamis |
| Species: | E. dunlapae
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| Binomial name | |
| Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987
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Euplokamis dunlapae is a marine species of ctenophore.[1] It is the first species of ctenophora reported to have giant axons controlling the comb rows.[2] They control the ciliary beating, allowing for rapid change in the speed and direction of the cilia, likely evolved as an escape mechanism.
References
- ↑ "Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=265174.
- ↑ Mackie, G. O.; Mills, C. E.; Singla, C. L. (1992). "Giant axons and escape swimming in Euplokamis dunlapae (Ctenophora: Cydippida)". Biological Bulletin 182 (2): 248–256. doi:10.2307/1542118. PMID 29303667. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1542118.
Wikidata ☰ Q2117099 entry
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