Beroe (ctenophore)

Beroe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Nuda
Order: Beroida
Family: Beroidae
Genus: Beroe
Gronov, 1760

The cigar comb jellies, Beroe spp., are members of a genus of comb jellies in the family Beroidae.[1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are members of this genus:[1]

  • Beroe abyssicola Mortensen, 1927
  • Beroe australis Agassiz & Mayer, 1899
  • Beroe baffini Kramp, 1942
  • Beroe basteri Lesson, 1830
  • Beroe campana Komai, 1918
  • Beroe compacta Moser, 1909
  • Beroe constricta Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821
  • Beroe cucumis Fabricius, 1780
  • Beroe culcullus Martens, 1829
  • Beroe flemingii (Eschscholtz, 1829)
  • Beroe forskalii Milne Edwards, 1841
  • Beroe gilva Eschscholtz, 1829
  • Beroe gracilis Künne, 1939
  • Beroe hyalina Moser, 1907
  • Beroe macrostoma Péron & Lesueur, 1808
  • Beroe mitraeformis Lesson, 1830
  • Beroe mitrata (Moser, 1907)
  • Beroe ovale Bosc, 1802
  • Beroe ovata Bruguière, 1789
  • Beroe pandorina (Moser, 1903)
  • Beroe penicillata (Mertens, 1833)
  • Beroe ramosa Komai, 1921
  • Beroe roseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Beroe rufescens (Eschscholtz, 1829)

References

  1. 1 2 Mills, C. (2015). Beroe Browne, 1756. In: Mills, C.E. Internet (1998-present). Phylum Ctenophora: list of all valid species names. Electronic internet document. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106331 on 2017-02-25

Further reading

  • Galil, Bella; Gevili, Roy; Shiganova, Tamara (2011). "Not far behind: First record of Beroe ovata Mayer, 1912 (Ctenophora: Beroida: Beroidae) off the Mediterranean coast of Israel". Aquatic Invasions. 6: S89–90. doi:10.3391/ai.2011.6.S1.020.
  • Oliveira, Otto M.P.; Migotto, Alvaro E. (2014). "First occurrence of Beroe forskalii (Ctenophora) in South American Atlantic coastal waters, with notes on the use of macrociliary patterns for beroid identification". Zootaxa. 3779 (4): 470–6. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3779.4.5. PMID 24871741.
  • Oliveira, Otto M. P.; Feliú, Guillermo; Palma, Sergio (2014). "Beroe gracilis (Ctenophora) from the Humboldt Current System: first occurrence of this species in the southern hemisphere". Zootaxa. 3827 (3): 397–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3827.3.10. PMID 25081170.
  • Mianzan, Hermes; Dawson, Elliot W.; Mills, Claudia E. (2009). "Phylum Ctenophora: Comb Jellies" (PDF). In Gordon, Dennis P. New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. pp. 49–58. ISBN 978-1877257-72-8.
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