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Bookmark or Share- Ctenophores - What They Are, Characteristics and ExamplesCtenophores, commonly known as comb jellies, are marine organisms characterized by their gelatinous bodies and planktonic lifestyle. Their name, derived from the Greek word ktenos, meaning "comb bearer," reflects the eight rows of cilia, or "ctenes," that they possess.
- Ctenophore | Types, Characteristics & Adaptations | BritannicaMost of the nearly 90 known species of comb jellies are spherical or oval, with a conspicuous sense organ (the statocyst) at one end (aboral) of the body and a mouth at the other end (oral). The eight comb rows that extend orally from the vicinity of the statocyst serve as organs of locomotion.
- Ctenophora - WikipediaCtenophora (/ t ə ˈ n ɒ f ər ə / tə-NOF-ər-ə; sg.: ctenophore / ˈ t ɛ n ə f ɔːr, ˈ t iː n ə-/ TEN-ə-for, TEE-nə-; from Ancient Greek κτείς (kteis) 'comb' and φέρω (pherō) 'to carry') [6] comprise a phylum of marine invertebrates, commonly known as comb jellies, that inhabit sea waters worldwide.
- Comb jelly | Animals | Monterey Bay AquariumThe comb jelly is a beautiful, oval-shaped animal with eight rows of tiny comblike plates that it beats to move itself through the water. As it swims, the comb rows break up (diffract) light to produce a shimmering rainbow effect.
- Jellyfish and Comb Jellies - Smithsonian OceanJellyfish and comb jellies are gelatinous animals that drift through the ocean's water column around the world. They are both beautiful—the jellyfish with their pulsating bells and long, trailing tentacles, and the comb jellies with their paddling combs generating rainbow-like colors.
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