Species
Pleurobrachia bachei (Pacific sea gooseberry)
Pleurobrachia bachei. Photo: (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Pleurobrachia bachei is a member of the phylum Ctenophora and is commonly referred to as a sea gooseberry. These comb jellies are often mistaken for medusoid Cnidaria, but are not dangerous to handle.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Ctenophora (Comb jellies)
- Class: Tentaculata (Tentaculate comb jellies)
- Order: Cydippida (Cydippids)
- Family: Pleurobrachiidae (Sea gooseberries)
- Genus: Pleurobrachia (Sea gooseberry)
- Species: Pleurobrachia bachei (Pacific sea gooseberry)
- Genus: Pleurobrachia (Sea gooseberry)
- Family: Pleurobrachiidae (Sea gooseberries)
- Order: Cydippida (Cydippids)
- Class: Tentaculata (Tentaculate comb jellies)
- Phylum: Ctenophora (Comb jellies)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Sightings
