sea gooseberry

noun

1. a comb jelly, especially of the genus Pleurobrachia.

sea gooseberry

noun

1. any of various ctenophores of the genus Pleurobrachia and related genera, having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia and hairlike tentacles

Example Sentences

The researchers mapped the full genetic code of the Pacific sea gooseberry, the nickname for a comb jelly species known as Pleurobrachia bachei.

From US News

For example, microRNAs, which regulate gene expression in other animals, are completely missing from the sea gooseberry genome.

From Nature

Nearly all known nervous systems use the same ten primary neurotransmitters; the Pacific sea gooseberry seems to employ just one or two.

From Nature