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Sea Gooseberry
Pleurobrachia pileus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Sea WalnutMnemiopsis leidyi
Pacific Sea GooseberryPleurobrachia bachei
Northern Comb JellyBeroe cucumis
Common SalpThalia democratica
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Small Fringed JellyTima formosa
Arctic comb jellyMertensia ovum
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,731 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 6,543 |
| Canada | 1,205 |
| Quebec | 420 |
| Nova Scotia | 413 |
| United Kingdom | 131 |
| New Brunswick | 129 |
| Maine | 76 |
| England | 58 |
| Massachusetts | 50 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Comb Jellies · Ctenophora |
| Class | Tentaculate Comb Jellies · Tentaculata |
| Order | Cydippids · Cydippida |
| Family | Sea Gooseberries · Cydippidae |
| Genus | Sea Gooseberries · Pleurobrachia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sea Gooseberry with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.