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Pleurobrachia: A Representative Ctenophore

Pleurobrachia (Gr. pleuron, side, + L. brachia, arms) is about 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter. The oral pole bears the mouth opening, and the aboral pole has a sensory organ, the statocyst. Comb Plates On the surface are eight equally spaced bands called comb rows, which extend as meridians …

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