Euplokamis dunlapae

Euplokamis dunlapae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Ctenophora
Class:	Tentaculata
Order:	Cydippida
Family:	Euplokamididae
Genus:	Euplokamis
Species:	E. dunlapae
Binomial name
	Euplokamis dunlapae; Mills, 1987

Euplokamis dunlapae is a marine species of ctenophore.[1] It is the first species of ctenophora reported to have giant axons controlling the comb rows.[2] They control the ciliary beating, allowing for rapid change in the speed and direction of the cilia, likely evolved as an escape mechanism.

References

"Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
Mackie, G. O.; Mills, C. E. & Singla, C. L. (1992). "Giant axons and escape swimming in Euplokamis dunlapae (Ctenophora: Cydippida)". Biological Bulletin. 182 (2): 248–256. doi:10.2307/1542118.

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[1] "Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[2] Mackie, G. O.; Mills, C. E. & Singla, C. L. (1992). "Giant axons and escape swimming in Euplokamis dunlapae (Ctenophora: Cydippida)". Biological Bulletin. 182 (2): 248–256. doi:10.2307/1542118.