Velamen (ctenophore)

Velamen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Ctenophora
Class:	Tentaculata
Order:	Cestida
Family:	Cestidae
Genus:	Velamen; Krumbach, 1925
Species:	V. parallelum
Binomial name
	Velamen parallelum; (Fol, 1869)
Synonyms
	Folia parallela Mayer, 1912 ; Vexillum parallelum Fol, 1869 ;

Velamen is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Cestidae. It contains a single species, Velamen parallelum.[1][2] The species is less than 20 cm long on average.[3]

References

"Velamen Krumbach, 1925". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
Mills, C.E. (2021). "Velamen parallelum (Fol, 1869)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
Milisen, Jeff (2020). A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9781949307146.

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[GBIF-1] "Velamen Krumbach, 1925". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

[2] Mills, C.E. (2021). "Velamen parallelum (Fol, 1869)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[3] Milisen, Jeff (2020). A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: Mutual Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 9781949307146.