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Callianira antarctica is a species of lobate ctenophore, commonly called a comb jelly, recorded from Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters. Like other ctenophores, it moves using rows of fused ciliary plates called comb rows and captures planktonic prey with specialized colloblast cells. Its distribution places it among the gelatinous animals associated with Southern Ocean zooplankton communities.
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What is Callianira antarctica?
Callianira antarctica is a lobate ctenophore, commonly called a comb jelly. It has been recorded in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters.
How does Callianira antarctica move?
Like other ctenophores, it moves using rows of fused ciliary plates called comb rows. The beating cilia create the motion through the water.
How does Callianira antarctica catch food?
It captures planktonic prey with specialized colloblast cells. These adhesive cells are a characteristic feeding structure of comb jellies.
Is Callianira antarctica a true jellyfish?
No, it is a ctenophore, or comb jelly, rather than a scyphozoan jellyfish. Its comb rows and colloblasts distinguish it from moon jellies such as Aurelia solida.
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