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

"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987". www.marinespecies.org. 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. ISSN 0006-3185.

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[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Euplokamis dunlapae Mills, 1987". www.marinespecies.org. 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. ISSN 0006-3185.