Velamen parallelum

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Velamen is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Cestidae. It contains a single species, Velamen parallelum.[3][1] The species is less than 20 cm long on average.[4]

Phylum:Ctenophora
Order:Cestida
Family:Cestidae
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Velamen parallelum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Cestida
Family: Cestidae
Genus: Velamen
Krumbach, 1925
Species:
V. parallelum
Binomial name
Velamen parallelum
(Fol, 1869)
Synonyms[1][2]

Species synonymy

  • Folia parallela (Fol, 1869)
  • Vexillum parallelum Fol, 1869

Genus synonymy

  • Folia Mayer, 1912
  • Vexillum Fol, 1869
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