Sea Gooseberry (Pleurobrachia pileus)

Sea Gooseberry

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Species record

Sea Gooseberry

Pleurobrachia pileus

Explore the Sea Gooseberry (Pleurobrachia pileus) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

The sea gooseberry is a transparent marine ctenophore that drifts and swims through coastal waters. Eight rows of beating cilia make it shimmer as it moves, while two long tentacles help catch tiny planktonic prey.

Classification in this archive

  1. Kingdom: Animals
  2. Phylum: Comb jellies
  3. Class: Tentaculate ctenophores
  4. Order: Cydippids
  5. Family: Sea gooseberries
  6. Genus: Pleurobrachia

Habitat and distribution

Selected documented locations — not a complete species range.

Habitat
coastal waters, planktonic marine waters
Selected regions
Europe, North America

Conservation status

The Ark records: Not Evaluated.

Did you know?

  • Sea gooseberries are comb jellies.
  • Its eight rows of beating cilia can shimmer as a sea gooseberry swims.

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A sea gooseberry (*Pleurobrachia pileus*) washed onto Blankenberge beach in Belgium.

Sea gooseberry (*Pleurobrachia pileus*) on Blankenberge beach, Belgium.

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Sources and attribution