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Sea gooseberry
Pleurobrachia pileus (Sea gooseberry · Sea gooseberry)
Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum body height of 2.5 cm is almost the same as the diameter of a Korean 500-won coin (about 2.65 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 Because it has the habit of gathering in water near the surface at night, it can be encountered more often near the sea surface after sunset (SeaLifeBase).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The sea gooseberry is a small comb jelly living widely from temperate to polar seas. Its English name is sea gooseberry.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It is a small comb jelly with a maximum body height of 2.5 cm. Comb jellies are hermaphroditic.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It is a non-selective carnivore. It performs vertical migration, gathering in upper waters at night and descending during the day. Its eggs develop into planktonic juveniles and gradually take on the adult form.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is listed on the National List of Species of Korea.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List: not evaluated (NE) — cross-checked with the Wikidata conservation-status entry
- • marinespecies.org — aphia.php
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000235072 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000235072
- • wikidata.org — Q1552292
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Blankenberge Pleurobrachia pileus.JPG
- • sealifebase.se — Pleurobrachia-pileus.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — author not recorded · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.