Abyla (cnidarian) explained

Abyla is a genus of colonial siphonophore in the subfamily Abylidae and the suborder Calycophorae. The genus contains three species and was established by Quoy and Gaimard in 1827.^[1]

Taxonomy

Three species are currently recognized:

A number of former species in the genus have since been synonymized to these three species.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

All species in the genus are strictly marine, inhabiting mostly the pelagic zone. They are mainly found in tropico-equatorial and subtropic regions.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Audouin . Jean Victor . Annales des sciences naturelles . Bouvier . E.-L. . Grassé . Pierre-Paul . Milne-Edwards . H. . Milne-Edwards . Alphonse . Perrier . Edmond . 1834 . Crochard . 1 . Paris.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Abyla Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 . 2022-04-26 . www.marinespecies.org.
3. Book: Gardiner, John Stanley . The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes . 1906 . University Press . en.
4. Alvariño . Angeles . 1971 . Siphonophores of the Pacific with a Review of the World Distribution . University of California Press.