Description
General:
Body cylindrical in shape and distinguished by darkly pigmented gut, which varies in color from pink to deep red.
Size:
To 7 cm total length.
Reproduction:
Hermaphroditic with holoplanktonic lifecycle.
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to Central California.
Habitat description:
Epipelagic and mesopelagic.
Additional Information
Color:
Pink to deep red to purple.
Diet:
Ctenophores.
Looks like:
Beroe cucumis.
Key visual features:
Paragastric canals are branched with diverticula and color is deeper red than Beroe cucumis. Deep dwelling.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mills, C.E. and S.H.D. Haddock (2007). Ctenophores. pp. 189-199, with 5 plates. In Light and Smith's Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates of the Central California Coast. Fourth Edition (J.T. Carlton, editor). University of California Press, Berkeley.
Wrobel, D. and C.E. Mills (1998). Pacific coast pelagic invertebrates: a guide to the common gelatinous animals. Sea Challengers & Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA. 101 pp.
Mortensen, T. (1927). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition, 1914–16, XXXIX, Two New Ctenophores. Videnskabelige Meddelelser-Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening I Kobenhavn. 83: 277–288.
Citation:
Beroe abyssicola
(Mortensen, 1927) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Beroe%20abyssicola. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.