Lobata
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Lobata
| image = Ctenophore - Bolinopsis infundibulum.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = Bolinopsis infundibulum
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Ctenophora
| classis = Tentaculata
| ordo = Lobata
| subdivision_ranks = Families
| subdivision =
Bathocyroidae
Bolinopsidae
Eurhamphaeidae
Leucotheidae
Mnemiidae
Ocyropsidae
Lampoctenidae
Lobatolampeidae
}}
Lobata is an order of Ctenophora in the class Tentaculata with smaller tentacles than other ctenophores. It was first named by Johann Friedrich Eschscholtz in 1825. They are found in the Black Sea as well as the Caspian Sea. They are about 25 cm long.
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External links
- Battle of the Black Sea Jellies - Illustrated article of the Black Sea JelliesTemplate:Link FA