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Scientific Name: Pleurobrachia pileus O. F. Müller, 1776
English Name: Sea gooseberry
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Sea gooseberry - Not Known - Pleurobrachia pileus - Type: Zooplankton

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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Order: Cydippida
Family: Pleurobrachiidae
Description:
The sea gooseberry possesses a transparent, spherical, or slightly oval body with eight rows of ciliary plates that function in propulsion, creating the enchanting color reflections commonly linked with comb jellies.Despite its fragile and seemingly harmless appearance, the sea gooseberry is a formidable predator. It utilizes two tentacles to capture prey drifting in close proximity. Its diet encompasses eggs, larvae, small mollusks, arthropods, and various other organisms. Although the tentacles can be retracted into pockets within the body, the sea gooseberry is often observed rotating around its own center, swirling the tentacles around its body. Each tentacle is equipped with a lateral row of fine filaments coated with a sticky substance to prevent prey from escaping.This species displays hermaphroditic traits, possessing both male and female genitalia. Fertilization is facilitated by the release of eggs and sperm into the water.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (eds.). 2008 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 14. Protozoa - Gastrotricha. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 335 pp.

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