Beroe, commonly known as the cigar comb jellies, is a genus of comb jellies in the family Beroidae. Beroe exhibits bioluminescence.
Anatomy Inside the mouths of beroid ctenophores, macrocilia are present and essential for feeding. Each macrocillium contains multiple axonemes that are surrounded by a common membrane with a distinct capping structure at the distal tip. The cap structure consists of extensions of axonemal microtubules that are embedded in an electron dense matrix to form pointed projections or "teeth". During the beat cycle of macrocilia, these teeth shift from a straight to hooked configuration which is thought to aid ingestion and break up prey. These macrocilia are diverse amongst Beroe families and can be used to identify ctenophores by way of morphological differences.
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are members of this genus:
Beroe abyssicola Mortensen, 1927 Beroe australis Agassiz & Mayer, 1899 Beroe baffini Kramp, 1942 Beroe basteri Lesson, 1830 Beroe campana Komai, 1918 Beroe compacta Moser, 1909 Beroe constricta Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 Beroe cucumis Fabricius, 1780 Beroe culcullus Martens, 1829 Beroe cyathina A. Agassiz, 1860 Beroe flemingii (Eschscholtz, 1829) Beroe forskalii Milne Edwards, 1841 Beroe gilva Eschscholtz, 1829 Beroe gracilis Künne, 1939 Beroe hyalina Moser, 1907 Beroe macrostoma Péron & Lesueur, 1808 Beroe mitraeformis Lesson, 1830 Beroe mitrata (Moser, 1907) Beroe ovale Bosc, 1802 Beroe ovata Bruguière, 1789 Beroe pandorina (Moser, 1903) Beroe penicillata (Mertens, 1833) Beroe ramosa Komai, 1921 Beroe roseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Beroe rufescens (Eschscholtz, 1829)
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