Mertensiidae

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Mertensiidae

Sea nut in an icy ocean

Callianira hexagona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Ctenophora
Class:	Tentaculata
Order:	Cydippida
Family:	Mertensiidae

Mertensiidae is a family of ctenophores belonging to the order Cydippida.^[1]

Genera:^[1]

Callianira Péron & Lesueur, 1808
Charistephane Chun, 1879
Gastrodes Korotneff, 1888
Mertensia Lesson, 1830

References

^ ^a ^b "Mertensiidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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