Bathocyroe fosteri
Bathocyroe fosteri is a species of lobate ctenophore found at intermediate depths in all the world's oceans.[1] The species is very common and abundant near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It is bioluminescent, and is typically observed hanging motionlessly in an upright or inverted posture although it can flap its oral lobes to swim.[2] This deep-sea comb jelly is named for Alvin (DSV-2) pilot Dudley Foster, who collected the first specimens.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Class: | Tentaculata |
| Order: | Lobata |
| Family: | Bathocyroidae |
| Genus: | Bathocyroe |
| Species: | B. fosteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathocyroe fosteri L.P. Madin and G.R. Harbison, 1978 | |
Description
Bathocyroe fosteri is mostly transparent with red pigmented inner gut walls. It has short comb rows and measures 2-4 cm across the oral lobes. These oral lobes are used to contain prey until they are drawn into the gut with its tentacles.[3]
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bathocyroe fosteri Madin & Harbison, 1978". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- Madin, L.; Harbison, G. (1978). "Bathocyroe fosteri gen.nov., sp.nov.: A mesopelagic ctenophore observed and collected from a submersible". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 58 (3): 559–564. doi:10.1017/S0025315400041217. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- Youngbluth, M.J.; Kremer, P. (1988). "Chemical composition, metabolic rates and feeding behavior of the midwater ctenophore Bathocyroe fosteri". Marine Biology. 98: 87–94. doi:10.1007/BF00392662. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
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