A sea gooseberry

Ctenophores, commonly known as comb jellies or sea gooseberries, are a phylum of marine animals that live in the water column, world-wide. Their most distinctive feature is their "combs", which are groups of cilia that they use for swimming. Ctenophores range in size from a few millimeters to over a metre and are the largest animals that swim by means of cilia alone. This one, washed up on the beach this morning is only a centimetre in length.

Almost all ctenophores are predators, taking prey ranging in size from microscopic larvae to the adults of small crustaceans.

Alive, ctenophores are exceptionally beautiful animals. If you take a couple of minutes to view this video-clip then I think you will agree!