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Sea gooseberry

Pleurobrachia pileus (Müller, 1776)

AnimalsCtenophoraCtenophores (or Ctenaria)

Possible confusions

Attention : un autre animal porte le nom vernaculaire "groseille de mer". Il s'agit de l'ascidie Dendrodoa grossularia. Ne pas confondre !

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

SeestachelbeereGerman (Germany)
Grosella de marEuropean Spanish
Groseille de merFrench (France)
CydippeFrench (France)
Groseille de mer ronde (Québec)French (France)
Oeuf de méduseFrench (France)
SjostikkelsboerNorwegian Bokmål (Norway)
KogelkwalDutch (Netherlands)
ZeedruifDutch (Netherlands)
Groselha do marEuropean Portuguese

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Pleurobrachia pileus

GBIF — Pleurobrachia pileus

Sources

WoRMS Pleurobrachia pileus
ZIEMSKI Frédéric, MÜLLER Yves in : DORIS, 09/03/2025 : Pleurobrachia pileus (O.F. Müller, 1776), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/23

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 11/05/2026 : Pleurobrachia pileus (Müller, 1776), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1023

Modification history

Modified by Pascal COATNOAN on 10/05/2026

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