Beroe basteri
| Beroe basteri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Class: | Nuda |
| Order: | Beroida |
| Family: | Beroidae |
| Genus: | Beroe |
| Species: | B. basteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Beroe basteri Lesson, 1829
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Beroe basteri is a species of beroid ctenophore, or comb jelly, native to the Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomy
[edit]Beroe basteri was originally described by René Primevère Lesson in 1829 from a specimen collected near Callao, Peru. Lesson gave it the common name "Béroé de Baster," but did not indicate why he chose it.[1]
Description
[edit]Beroe basteri is ovoid; Lesson likened its shape to that of a small melon ("De forme d'un petit melon").[2] It has nine combs of white cilia running along its body which lack the iridescence common in other members of this genus.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Although little studied, B. basteri has historically been found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Peru and Chile.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Duperrey, Louis-Isidore; Duperrey, Louis-Isidore; Bertrand (Firm), Arthus; Bory de Saint-Vincent; Brongniart, Adolphe; Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César; Garnot, Prosper; Guérin-Méneville, F.-É; Lesson, R. P. (1830). Voyage autour du monde : exécuté par ordre du roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824, et 1825. Vol. t.2:pt.2 (1830) [Zoologie Text]. Paris: Arthus Bertrand.
- ^ R P Lesson (1836). Mémoire sur la famille des Béroïdes (Beroidæ Less.).
- ^ Gay, Claudio; Gay, Claudio; Johnston, I. M. (1844). Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno. Vol. 8. Paris: En casa del autor.
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