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Scientific Name: Pleurobrachia globosa Moser, 1903
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Not Known - Not Known - Pleurobrachia globosa - Type: Zooplankton

Photo: Alfisa Siddique(2020)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Cydippida
Family: Pleurobrachiidae
Description:
The organism has a clear, ovoid to spherical body shape. It exhibits radial symmetry and is equipped with two lengthy tentacles featuring lateral filaments. In addition, it has four pairs of longitudinal combs.
Environment:
Brackish water
Main References:

Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984

Other References:

Ahmed ATA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (Eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 18. Part II. Arthropoda: Crustacea. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 226 pp

Purushothaman J, Siddique A, Bhowal A, Chandra K (2020) Diversity of Ctenophores in the Sundarban Mangroves, Northern Indian Ocean. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 120. 133-140. 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i2/2020/144245.

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