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Beroidae
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thumb| A beroid ctenophore with mouth gaping at left

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Anatomy
  • Mouth opening
  • Macrocilia
  • Channel system
  • Sensory organs and combs
  • Diet
  • As invasive species
  • Reproduction
  • Taxonomy and systematics
  • References

thumb| A beroid ctenophore with mouth gaping at left

Beroidae is a family of ctenophores or comb jellies more commonly referred to as the beroids. It is the only known family within the monotypic order Beroida and the class Nuda. They are distinguished from other comb jellies by the complete absence of tentacles, in both juvenile and adult stages. Species of the family Beroidae are found in all the world's oceans and seas and are free-swimmers that form part of the plankton.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beroidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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