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Scientific Name: Thalassocalyce inconstans Madin & Harbison, 1978
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Not Known - Not Known - Thalassocalyce inconstans - Type: Zooplankton

Photo: Swift et al. (2009)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Thalassocalycida
Family: Thalassocalycidae
Description:
Thalassocalyce inconstans exhibits a bell-shaped body resembling that of a medusa, with a diameter reaching up to 15 cm. The body is transparent, colorless, and often challenging to detect. Short comb rows, whitish in color, characterize its structure. The mouth is located at the apex of a central conical peduncle, and a pair of small tentacles hangs from the sides of the peduncle, each adorned with lateral filaments.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (eds.). 2008 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 14. Protozoa - Gastrotricha. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 335 pp.

Other References:

Swift HF, Hamner WM, Robison BH, et al. (2009) Feeding behavior of the ctenophore Thalassocalyce inconstans: revision of anatomy of the order Thalassocalycida. Mar Biol 156, 1049–1056 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-009-1149-6

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