genus Pleurobrachia

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Noun1.genus Pleurobrachia - sea gooseberriesgenus Pleurobrachia - sea gooseberries      
Pleurobrachia
ctenophore genus - a genus of ctenophores
Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora - comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata
sea gooseberry - ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia
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Despite 'conventional wisdom', we know of no credible accounts of luminescence in the family Pleurobrachiidae--either in the genus Pleurobrachia or Hormiphora.
Not all ctenophores are bioluminescent: Pleurobrachia
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