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 typically measures about two inches tall. It is bioluminescent. This deep-sea comb jelly is named for Alvin (DSV-2) pilot Dudley Foster, who collected the first specimens.
| Bathocyroe fosteri | |
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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 | |
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bathocyroe fosteri Madin & Harbison, 1978". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
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