''Beroe'', commonly known as the cigar comb jellies, is a

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comb jellies Ctenophora (; ctenophore ; ) comprise a phylum of marine invertebrates, commonly known as comb jellies, that inhabit sea waters worldwide. They are notable for the groups of cilia they use for swimming (commonly referred to as "combs"), an ...

in the

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Beroidae. Beroe exhibits bioluminescence.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are members of this genus: *''

Beroe abyssicola ''Beroe abyssicola'' is a species of beroid ctenophore, or comb jelly. It is largely found in deep waters in the North Pacific Ocean, and is common in Japan and the Arctic Ocean. A predator, ''Beroe'' feeds mostly on other ctenophores by swallo ...

'' Mortensen, 1927 *'' Beroe australis'' Agassiz & Mayer, 1899 *'' Beroe baffini'' Kramp, 1942 *'' Beroe basteri''

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, 1830 *'' Beroe campana'' Komai, 1918 *'' Beroe compacta'' Moser, 1909 *'' Beroe constricta'' Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 *'' Beroe cucumis'' Fabricius, 1780 *'' Beroe culcullus'' Martens, 1829 *'' Beroe cyathina'' A. Agassiz, 1860 *'' Beroe flemingii'' (Eschscholtz, 1829) *''

Beroe forskalii Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Au ...

'' Milne Edwards, 1841 *'' Beroe gilva'' Eschscholtz, 1829 *''

Beroe gracilis ''Beroe gracilis'' is a species of comb jelly in the family Beroidae. It is a free-swimming species found in the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Description ''Beroe gracilis'' is a translucent, elongated, hollow, cylind ...

'' Künne, 1939 *'' Beroe hyalina'' Moser, 1907 *''

Beroe macrostoma Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Au ...

'' Péron & Lesueur, 1808 *''

Beroe mitraeformis Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Au ...

, 1830 *''

Beroe mitrata Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Au ...

'' (Moser, 1907) *''

Beroe ovale Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Au ...

'' Bosc, 1802 *''

Beroe ovata ''Beroe ovata'' is a comb jelly in the family Beroidae. It is found in the South Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and has been introduced into the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea. It was first described ...

'' Bruguière, 1789 *''

Beroe pandorina Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Au ...

'' (Moser, 1903) *''

Beroe penicillata ''Beroe penicillata'' is a marine species of ctenophore. References Nuda Animals described in 1833 {{Ctenophore-stub ...

'' (Mertens, 1833) *''

Beroe ramosa Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Au ...

'' Komai, 1921 *''

Beroe roseus Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Au ...

'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 *''

Beroe rufescens Beroe or Beroë may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * a city and former archbishopric of Ancient Thrace, now Stara Zagora in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see, which was founded under the name Beroe (meaning iron) and renamed to ''Au ...

'' (Eschscholtz, 1829)

Species

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