Eukrohniidae
| Eukrohniidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chaetognatha |
| Class: | Sagittoidea |
| Order: | Phragmophora |
| Family: | Eukrohniidae Tokioka, 1965 |
| Genus | |
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Eukrohniidae is a family of arrow worms.
History
The first species, Eukrohnia hamata, of this family was identified by Karl Möbius in 1875. The genus was named Eukrohnia by Ritter-Záhony in 1909 after August David Krohn. The whole family was named Eukrohniidae by Takasi Tokioka in 1965.[1] One of the species, Eukrohnia fowleri, is bioluminescent.[2]
Genera
- Genus Eukrohnia, with 11 valid species.[3]
References
- ↑ Tokioka, T. (1965) The taxonomical outline of Chaetognatha. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, 12:335-357.
- ↑ Thuesen, E. V., F. E. Goetz & S. H. D. Haddock (2010). "Bioluminescent organs of two deep-sea arrow worms, Eukrohnia fowleri and Caecosagitta macrocephala, with further observations on bioluminescence in chaetognaths". The Biological Bulletin. 219 (2): 100–111. PMID 20972255.
- ↑ Thuesen, Erik V. (2011). Eukrohnia Ritter-Záhony, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105399 on 2012-04-22
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