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Lobata is an order of transparent marine invertebrates belonging to the phylum of Ctenophora in the class Tentaculata. There are currently 19 extant known species in the order of Lobata. Members of Lobata exhibit a compressed body in the vertical plane and a pair of oral lobes. They are known to inhabit marine pelagic surfaces and the marine shores.

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Anatomy - soft bodied, have rows of fused cilia that aids in propelling them further

Feeding - planktonic predators, tentacles used in feeding.

Members of Lobata are carnivores and are major predators of planktonic organisms such as copepods and fish larvae. By continuously pumping water into its body cavity, comb jellies are able to trap small prey on adhesive cells, known as colloblast, which are found on the tentacles and on the underside of their lobes.

Reproduction - Sexual, hermaphrodites

Most members of Lobata exhibit hermaphroditism, where the individual carries both male and female sexual organs. Each Comb Jelly will release roughly 8,000 eggs during spawning, which occurs during the night when temperature reach between 18-22 °C. 13 days after spawning, young Comb jellies will have grown to a certain size, in which they can release eggs and sperm daily.