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A lobate ctenophore native to the North Atlantic capable of consuming large quantities of copepods and fish eggs, occasionally forming dense blooms in shelf seas.
Ocyropsis maculata is a ctenophore (family Ocyropsidae) notable for using muscular lobes to swim actively, an unusual locomotion strategy among comb jellies.
Leucothea multicornis is a large ctenophore in family Leucotheidae, found in tropical and subtropical oceans and noted for its many elongated lateral lobes.
Lobate ctenophore native to the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, sibling species to M. leidyi, which devastated Black Sea fisheries after accidental introduction in the 1980s.
Large lobate ctenophore of the eastern Pacific Ocean, notable for its elaborate oral lobes and auricles; its epithet 'pulchra' (Latin: beautiful) reflects its striking appearance.
A transparent lobate ctenophore found in tropical and subtropical Atlantic waters, distinguished from related species by its near-colorless, glassy appearance.
Aulacoctena acuminata is a cydippid ctenophore of open oceanic waters, recognizable by its elongated transparent body and two long retractile tentacles used to capture prey.
