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Bolinopsidae

Bolinopsidae is a family of ctenophores.

Last revised
Jul 19, 2026
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Length
129 w
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Source
Bolinopsidae
M. leidyi at the New England Aquarium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Lobata
Family: Bolinopsidae
Bigelow, 1912
Genera

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Bolinopsidae is a family of ctenophores.

Taxonomy

The family contains three genera with the following species:1

  • Genus Bolinopsis
    • Bolinopsis ashleyi Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010
    • Bolinopsis chuni (von Lendenfeld, 1884)
    • Bolinopsis elegans (Mertens, 1833)
    • Bolinopsis indosinensis Dawydoff, 1946
    • Bolinopsis infundibulum (Müller, 1776)
    • Bolinopsis microptera (Agassiz, 1865)
    • Bolinopsis mikado Moser, 1908
    • Bolinopsis ovalis (Bigelow, 1904)
    • Bolinopsis rubripunctata Tokioka 1964
    • Bolinopsis vitrea (Agassiz, 1860)
  • Genus Lesueuria
    • Lesueuria hyboptera Agassiz, 1865
    • Lesueuria pinnata Ralph and Kaberry, 1950
    • Lesueuria tiedemanni (Eschscholtz, 1829)
    • Lesueuria vitrea Milne Edwards, 1841
  • Genus Mnemiopsis
References

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bolinopsidae Bigelow, 1912". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-06.