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

Haeckelia
Haeckelia rubra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Cydippida
Genus: Haeckelia
Carus, 1863
Synonyms
  • Chlorella Stechow, 1921
  • Owenia Kölliker, 1853

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

Haeckelia has cnidocytes.

Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Haeckelia Carus, 1863". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 June 2021.