Question

What is the common name of Ctenoplana?

Answer 1

Ctenoplana :

1. Ctenoplana is a marine solitary, planktonic ctenophore.
2. The Ctenoplanidae family has only one genus, Ctenoplana.
3. Ctenoplanidae is also part of the Platyctenida order, which includes benthic animals from the phylum Ctenophora.
4. Comb jellies belong to the phylum Ctenophora, which includes jelly-like creatures.
5. These floating animals have a jellyfish-like appearance. They have a soft jelly-like body.

Because of their unusual projections, Ctenoplana is commonly named ‘Comb Jelly.’