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Family: Pleurobrachiidae



(See list of species below)


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30 species (see list below)
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Ceroctena bicornis
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Hormiphora californiensis
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Hormiphora cilensis
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Hormiphora cucumis
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Hormiphora elliptica
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Hormiphora hormiphora
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Hormiphora labialis
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Hormiphora luminosa
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Hormiphora ochracea
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Hormiphora octoptera
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Hormiphora palmata
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Hormiphora piriformis
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Max. Length 2 cm H
 
Hormiphora plumosa
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Hormiphora polytrocha
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Hormiphora punctata
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Max. Length 2.1 cm H
 
Hormiphora spatulata
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Minictena luteola
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Pleurobrachia arctica
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Pleurobrachia australis
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Max. Length 1 cm WD
 
Pleurobrachia bachei
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Pleurobrachia brunnea
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Pleurobrachia globosa
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Pleurobrachia latipharyngea
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Pleurobrachia pigmentata
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Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 2.5 cm H
Pleurobrachia pileus (Müller, 1776)

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Pleurobrachia pileus
[Sea gooseberry]
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Pleurobrachia rhododactyla
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Pleurobrachia rhodopis
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Pleurobrachia striata
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Sabaudia liguriae
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Tinerfe cyanea
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ceroctena bicornis Mediterranean. 1991
Hormiphora californiensis Eastern Central Pacific 1904
Hormiphora cilensis Southeast Pacific. 1909
Hormiphora cucumis North Pacific 1833
Hormiphora elliptica To be filled. 1829
Hormiphora hormiphora Western Atlantic 1856
Hormiphora labialis Western Central Pacific. 1909
Hormiphora luminosa Western Central Pacific. 1946
Hormiphora ochracea To be filled. 1902
Hormiphora octoptera to be filled. 1833
Hormiphora palmata North Pacific 1898
Hormiphora piriformis To be filled. 1909
Hormiphora plumosa Eastern Central Pacific a 2 H 1860
Hormiphora polytrocha Western Central Pacific. 1946
Hormiphora punctata to be filled. 1909
Hormiphora spatulata Mediterranean 2.1 H 1898
Minictena luteola Mediterranean. 1993
Pleurobrachia arctica to be filled. 1885
Pleurobrachia australis Southwest Pacific 1907
Pleurobrachia bachei Northwest Atlantic and Ea 1 WD 1860
Pleurobrachia brunnea Western Atlantic 1912
Pleurobrachia globosa Northwest and Western Cen
Pleurobrachia latipharyngea Western Central Pacific. 1946
Pleurobrachia pigmentata to be filled. 1903
Pleurobrachia pileus Sea gooseberry Cosmopolitan in temperate 2.5 H 1776
Pleurobrachia rhododactyla to be filled. 1860
Pleurobrachia rhodopis Mediterranean. 1880
Pleurobrachia striata To be filled.
Sabaudia liguriae Southwest Pacific 1909
Tinerfe cyanea to be filled. 1889



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