Ganesha (ctenophore)

{{short description|Genus of comb jellies}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Ganesha Elegans.png | image_caption = Ganesha Elegans, previously denoted as Lampetia Elegans | grandparent_authority = Moser, 1908 | parent_authority = Moser, 1907 | taxon = Ganesha | authority = Moser, 1907 }}

'''''Ganesha''''' is a genus of comb jellies. It is the only genus in the monotypic family '''Ganeshidae''' and the order '''Ganeshida'''. They are characterized by pair of small lobes round the mouth, and extended pharynx.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mills, C.E. |date=1998 |title=Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. |url=http://faculty.washington.edu/cemills/Ctenolist.html |publisher=Published by the author, web page established March 1998, last updated January 5, 2016.}}</ref> Two species are currently recognized: ''Ganesha elegans'' and ''Ganesha annamita''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=264885&allchildren=1|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ganeshidae Moser, 1907|website=www.marinespecies.org|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref>

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Category:Tentaculata Category:Ctenophora genera