Abylidae Explained

The Abylidae are a family of marine invertebrates in the order Siphonophorae. They are colonial, but the colonies can superficially resemble jellyfish; although they appear to be a single organism, each specimen is actually a colony of Siphonophora.

It contains the following taxa:^[1]

• Subfamily Abylinae L. Agassiz, 1862
  • Genus Abyla Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
    • Abyla bicarinata Moser, 1925
    • Abyla haeckeli Lens & van Reimsdijk, 1908
    • Abyla trigona Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
  • Genus Ceratocymba Chun, 1888
    • Ceratocymba dentata (Bigelow, 1918)
    • Ceratocymba leuckarti (Huxley, 1859)
    • Ceratocymba sagittata Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
• Subfamily Abylopsinae Totton, 1954
  • Genus Abylopsis Chun, 1888
    • Abylopsis eschscholtzi Huxley, 1859
    • Abylopsis tetragona Otto, 1823
  • Genus Bassia L. Agassiz, 1862
    • Bassia bassensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
  • Genus Enneagonum Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
    • Enneagonum hyalinum Quoy & Gaimard, 1827

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Abylidae L. Agassiz, 1862. marinespecies.org. en. 2018-03-17.