Ctenophora

"CTENOPHORA" Xu Jinli et al., 1997, p.115,151–152.  Taxonomic senior synonym: Chlamydophorella, by implication in He Chengquan et al. (2009, p.342), who transferred the type of Ctenophora to Chlamydophorella.  Xu Jinli et al. (1997, p.115) spelled the name as "Ctenosphaera" but as "Ctenophora" on p.151 in associatiation with the English diagnosis; thus we consider the latter spelling to be correct.  Moreover, Xu Jinli et al. (1997, p.151) indicated that the name is derived from the Latin meaning "comb-bearer", and thus the spelling Ctenophora makes more sense than Ctenosphaera on the basis of the etymological derivation.  Type: Xu Jinli et al., 1997, pl.36, figs.1a–b, as Ctenophora regularis.

Species List:

"*Ctenophora regularis"