''Pleurobrachia'' is a common genus of
Ctenophora
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"), and ...
(a exclusively marine phylum). Along with the genus ''
Hormiphora
''Hormiphora'' is a genus of comb jellies of the family Pleurobrachiidae. The genus was erected by Louis Agassiz
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and g ...
'', it generally has the common name sea gooseberry. It contains the following species:
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Pleurobrachia arctica''
Wagner, 1885
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Pleurobrachia australis''
(Benham, 1907)
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Pleurobrachia bachei
''Pleurobrachia bachei'' is a member of the phylum Ctenophora and is commonly referred to as the Pacific sea gooseberry. These comb jellies are often mistaken for medusoid Cnidaria, but lack stinging cells.
History
Traditionally, Ctenophora has ...
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L. Agassiz, 1860
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Pleurobrachia brunnea''
Mayer, 1912
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Pleurobrachia dimidiata''
Eschscholtz, 1829
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Pleurobrachia globosa''
Moser
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Pleurobrachia pigmentata''
Moser, 1903
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Pleurobrachia pileus
''Pleurobrachia pileus'' is a species of comb jelly, commonly known as a sea gooseberry. It is found in open water in the northern Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea, and was first described by the Danish zoologist ...
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(Müller, 1776)
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Pleurobrachia rhododactyla''
L. Agassiz, 1860
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Pleurobrachia rhodopis''
Chun, 1880
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Pleurobrachia striata''
Moser
References
Pleurobrachiidae
Ctenophore genera
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