| Beroe basteri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Ctenophora |
| Class: | Nuda |
| Order: | Beroida |
| Family: | Beroidae |
| Genus: | Beroe |
| Species: | B. basteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Beroe basteri Lesson, 1829 | |
Beroe basteri is a species of beroid ctenophore, or comb jelly, native to the Pacific Ocean.
Beroe basteri was originally described by René Primevère Lesson in 1829 from a specimen collected near Callao, Peru. Lesson gave it the common name "Béroé de Baster," but did not indicate why he chose it. [1]
Beroe basteri is ovoid; Lesson likened its shape to that of a small melon ("De forme d'un petit melon"). [2] It has nine combs of white cilia running along its body which lack the iridescence common in other members of this genus. [1]
Although little studied, B. basteri has historically been found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Peru and Chile. [3]
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