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Ctenophora  Eschscholtz, 1829
Taxonomic Serial No.: 53856

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Phylum  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): castanha do mar [Portuguese]
  
    comb jellies [English]
  
    ctenóforo [Portuguese]
  
    sea walnuts [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial    
  Latest Record Review: 2005    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumCtenophora Eschscholtz, 1829 -- castanha do mar, comb jellies, ctenóforo, sea walnuts  
    Direct Children:  
       Class Nuda Chun, 1879  
       Class Tentaculata Eschscholtz, 1825  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Stephen D. Cairns  
  Notes: Research Scientist/Curator, Department of Systematic Biology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0163, USA   
  Reference for: Ctenophora   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: CRIA-Brazil, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: castanha do mar [Portuguese]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ctenophora   
       
  Source: Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names, 25-Apr-2005, website (version 05-Apr-05)  
  Acquired: 2005   
  Notes: Mills, C.E. Internet 1998-present. Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. Electronic internet document available at http://faculty.washington.edu/cemills/Ctenolist.html. Published by the author, web page established March 1998   
  Reference for: Ctenophora   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Brusca, Richard C., and Gary J. Brusca  
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Invertebrates   
  Page(s): xiii + 992   
  Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Inc.   
  Publication Place: Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-87893-098-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ctenophora   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Brusca, Richard C., and Gary J. Brusca  
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Invertebrates   
  Page(s): xiii - 992   
  Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Inc.   
  Publication Place: Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-87893-098-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ctenophora   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Cairns, S. D., D. R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C. B. Castro, D. G. Fautin, P. R. Pugh, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora, Second Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 28   
  Page(s): xi + 115   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-39-5, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Copyright 2002, but "Publication date: March 2003" (from AFS website http://www.fisheries.org/ )   
  Reference for: Ctenophora, comb jellies   
       

 Geographic Information
       
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  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Apparently a 'pseudohomonym' of (same name as, but not ruled by ICZN) crane fly genus Ctenophora Meigen, 1803 (TSN 118845)  
 

 

    

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Date Generated:  
Wed Jan 11 2012 08:09:08 MST