Nomenclature
original description
Mortensen, T. (1913). Ctenophora from the “Michael Sars” North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Reports of the “Michael Sars” North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. <em>Bergen Museum.</em> 3, 1-9.
page(s): 7; note: traditionally dated as 1932, date of volume, but Mortensen's paper was published in 1913 [details] 
basis of record
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Other
From regional or thematic species database
Diagnosis Spherical body, tentacles with tentilla that emerge through sheaths near the oral edges of the comb rows; adradial canals all bifurcate from interradial canals; stomodeum with dark pigment. [details]