Venus girdle
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For other uses, see Girdle of Venus.
The Venus girdle (Cestum veneris) is a comb jelly in the family Cestidae. It is the only member of its genus, Cestum,[1] and is also the largest of all known ctenophores.
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Venus girdle | |
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Photographed in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Ctenophora |
Class: | Tentaculata |
Order: | Cestida |
Family: | Cestidae |
Genus: | Cestum Lesueur, 1813 |
Species: | C. veneris |
Binomial name | |
Cestum veneris Lesueur, 1813 | |
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