biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
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comb jelly::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ctenophore |
| Type of | invertebrate |
| Has types | cestum veneris, beroe, platyctenean, sea gooseberry, venus's girdle |
Examples of comb jelly
comb jelly
In recent years, the invasive comb jelly has found its way to the Baltic Sea.
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The same cilia are also what make the comb jelly so deadly to microorganisms.
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The comb jelly earned its bad reputation after it invaded the Black Sea in the 1980'es.
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This is another indication, that the comb jelly poses no threat to the commercially important Baltic cod.
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The comb jelly not only eats the zooplankton on which many fish feed, it also gobbles up fish eggs and fry.
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Then the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi, a relative of jellyfish, arrived on the scene, probably in a ship's ballast water.
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Originating from the waters off the east coast of America, the comb jelly has been carried to other parts of the world in ballast water of cargo ships.
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Cornelia Jaspers and her colleagues measured how many eggs the comb jelly produced both in the lab and in different areas of the Baltic Sea.
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The warty comb jelly, Mnemiopsis ledyi, is a voracious carnivore, competing with fish for small crustaceans and zooplankton in the European seas.
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