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Sea Gooseberry

Other Minor Phyla

Pleurobrachia is a common genus of Ctenophora, the exclusively marine phylum known as comb jellies. Along with the genus Hormiphora, it is generally given the common name sea gooseberry, and includes species such as Pleurobrachia bachei and Pleurobrachia pileus.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Pleurobrachia pileus 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Ctenophora, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Sea Gooseberry

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Pleurobrachia
Sources
1. SeaLifeBase: Pleurobrachia pileus summary
SeaLifeBaseBiology
Quote, Biology
It is a non-selective carnivore (Ref. 3593 ).
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
3. Pleurobrachia (Wikipedia)
the following speciesView the Source
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikidata: Sea Gooseberry
Child Taxon Of: Ctenophora, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikipedia: Pleurobrachia
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Pleurobrachia is a common genus of Ctenophora (an exclusively marine phylum).
  • In Biome: Marine, Lead section
    Pleurobrachia is a common genus of Ctenophora (an exclusively marine phylum).
  • In Group: Comb Jellies (Ctenophora), Lead
    Pleurobrachia is a common genus of Ctenophora (an exclusively marine phylum).
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