Pleurobrachia

<i>Pleurobrachia</i>

Pleurobrachia

Genus of comb jellies

Pleurobrachia is a common genus of Ctenophora(an exclusively marine phylum). Along with the genus Hormiphora,[1] it generally has the common name sea gooseberry. It contains the following species:[2]

  • Pleurobrachia arctica Wagner, 1885
  • Pleurobrachia australis (Benham, 1907)
  • Pleurobrachia bachei L. Agassiz, 1860
  • Pleurobrachia brunnea Mayer, 1912
  • Pleurobrachia dimidiata Eschscholtz, 1829
  • Pleurobrachia globosa Moser
  • Pleurobrachia pigmentata Moser, 1903
  • Pleurobrachia pileus (Müller, 1776)
  • Pleurobrachia rhododactyla L. Agassiz, 1860
  • Pleurobrachia rhodopis Chun, 1880
  • Pleurobrachia striata Moser

Quick Facts Pleurobrachia, Scientific classification ...
Sea Gooseberry

References

  1. [1]
    Britannica, sea gooseberry
  2. [2]
    WoRMS (2010). "Pleurobrachia Fleming, 1822". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 14, 2010.


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