Velamen parallelum

Velamen is a genus of ctenophores belonging to the family Cestidae. It contains a single species, Velamen parallelum.^[3][1] The species is less than 20 cm long on average.^[4]

Velamen parallelum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Ctenophora
Class:	Tentaculata
Order:	Cestida
Family:	Cestidae
Genus:	Velamen Krumbach, 1925
Species:	V. parallelum
Binomial name
Velamen parallelum (Fol, 1869)
Synonyms[1][2]
Species synonymy Folia parallela (Fol, 1869) Vexillum parallelum Fol, 1869 Genus synonymy Folia Mayer, 1912 Vexillum Fol, 1869